Plagiochila virginica A. Evans rather than P-dubia Lindenb. and Gottsche occurs in Macaronesia; placement in sect. Contiguae Carl is supported by ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA

Heinrichs, J., Proschold, T., Renker, C., Groth, H. and Rycroft, D.S. (2002) Plagiochila virginica A. Evans rather than P-dubia Lindenb. and Gottsche occurs in Macaronesia; placement in sect. Contiguae Carl is supported by ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 230(3-4), pp. 221-230. (doi: 10.1007/s006060200006)

Abstract

Plagiochila dubia Lindenb. and Gottsche is reduced to a synonym of the Neotropical P. panda (Sw.) Lindenb. Specimens from the Canary Islands and Madeira proved to belong to the eastern North American P. virginica A.Evans, new to Europe. Phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA of ten Plagiochila species produced for independent lineages that are well supported by all bootstrap analyses (maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and distance). These lineages correspond with the Plagiochila sections Arrectae, Contiguae, Cucullatae and Glaucescentes. Spruce's "Ramiflorae" and "Cauliflorae" may no longer be regarded as monophyletic units of Plagiochila.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Rycroft, Dr David
• Authors: Heinrichs, J., Proschold, T., Renker, C., Groth, H., and Rycroft, D.S.
• Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Plant Systematics and Evolution
• ISSN: 0378-2697