Phylogenetic Analysis of Wild Species and the Maternal Origin of Cultivars in the Genus Lilium Using 114 Plastid Genomes.

ABSTRACT: Lilies are one of the most important ornamental flowers worldwide with approximately 100 wild species and numerous cultivars, but the phylogenetic relationships among wild species and their contributions to these cultivars are poorly resolved. We collected the major Lilium species and cultivars and assembled their plastome sequences. Our phylogenetic reconstruction using 114 plastid genomes, including 70 wild species representing all sections and 42 cultivars representing six hybrid divisions and two outgroups, uncovered well-supported genetic relationships within Lilium. The wild species were separated into two distinct groups (groups A and B) associated with geographical distribution, which further diversified into eight different clades that were phylogenetically well supp

SUBMITTER: Duan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355515 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature