ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Asteridae
;
Byblis
;
Byblidaceae
;
Cornales
;
Ericales
;
Roridula
;
Roridulaceae
;
Rosidae
;
Sarraceniaceae
;
Phylogeny
;
18S rRNA sequences
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The phylogenetic relationships of the angiosperm generaByblis andRoridula have been the subject of ongoing taxonomic controversy. Twenty-eight taxa of varying degrees of alleged relationship, including 3 members of theWinteraceae (as an outgroup), were investigated using partial sequences of 18S rRNA (small subunit) and also compared against the morphological data set fromHufford's (1992) cladistic treatment of 80 members of theRosidae-Asteridae. The morphological analysis placed the two genera in a clade with theSarraceniaceae in theCorniflorae-Asterid group as a sister taxon to anEricales-Hydrangeales clade. The 18S rRNA analysis supports the recently publishedrbcL DNA analysis ofAlbert & al. (1992), withRoridula joined to taxa in the lowerRosidae, butByblis joining instead to members of theAsteridae near theSolanaceae. Comparisons for congruence between the three analyses placeByblis in the higher Asterid group near theSolanaceae, andRoridula possibly nearer theSarraceniaceae andEricales. These results imply that the traditional morphological characters used to relate the two genera are possibly the result of convergence towards similar ecological and life-history strategies rather than synapomorphies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00937837
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