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

J Heinrichs, Thomas Pröschold, C Renker, H Groth, D S RyCroft

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Abstract

Plagiochila dubia Lindenb. & 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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-230
Number of pages10
JournalPLANT SYST EVOL
Volume230
Issue number3-4
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
  • EUROPE
  • HEPATICAE
  • Plant Sciences

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