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cpDNA intergene sequences corroborate restriction site data for reconstructingRubiaceae phylogeny

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Representatives of seven genera from five tribes ofRubiaceae have been compared in respect to a non-coding intergene cpDNA region of about 1000 bp, situated between the atpB and the rbcL genes. The resulting most parsimonious PAUP cladogram corresponds very well with one based on total cpDNA restriction site data obtained byBremer & Jansen (1991). The two different molecular analyses thus corroborate each other and contribute to an improved systematic arrangement of the large family, e.g., in respect to placing the tribeHedyotideae clearly into the subfamilyRubioideae, closer toRubieae than toPsychotrieae.

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  1. Institut für Botanik und Botanischer Garten, Universität Wien, Rennweg 14, A-1030, Wien, Austria

    Friedrich Ehrendorfer

  2. Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique de Genève, 1, Ch. de l'Impératrice, 1292, Chambèsy/Genève, Switzerland

    Jean-François Manen & Alessandro Natali

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Ehrendorfer, F., Manen, JF. & Natali, A. cpDNA intergene sequences corroborate restriction site data for reconstructingRubiaceae phylogeny. Pl Syst Evol 190, 245–248 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986196

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