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Evolution ofPeperomia (Piperaceae) in the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile

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Four species ofPeperomia (Piperaceae) occur in the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile:P. berteroana, P. margaritifera, P. skottsbergii, andP. fernandeziana. The last species is found also in continental Chile, whereas the other three are endemic to the archipelago.Peperomia margaritifera is found only on the older island of Masatierra, whereasP. skottsbergii is confined to the younger island of Masafuera, andP. berteroana occurs on both islands. Phenetic analyses of mainland taxa suggest thatP. fernandeziana belongs to subg.Sphaerocarpidium whereas the endemic taxa form their own subg.Tildenidium connecting to subg.Tildenia. Cladistic analyses indicate thatP. margaritifera is the most primitive species in the archipelago and thatP. berteroana is the most derived, especially patristically. Chromosomally, the four species are all n = 22, which may be tetraploid on a base of x = 11. Sulfated flavones occur only inP. berteroana andP. skottsbergii, which are otherwise unknown for the family. Dispersal of propagules to the islands from the continent and between islands is believed to have been accomplished by birds.

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  1. Research Botanist, Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador

    Hugo Valdebenito

  2. Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Avenue, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Tod F. Stuessy & Daniel J. Crawford

  3. Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Mario Silva O.

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Valdebenito, H., Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J. et al. Evolution ofPeperomia (Piperaceae) in the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile. Pl Syst Evol 182, 107–119 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941416

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