Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Pseudotrimezia (Iridaceae) / Filogenia e revisão de Pseudotrimezia (Iridaceae)

AUTOR(ES)

Juliana Lovo

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Several molecular phylogenetic studies focusing on Iridaceae contribute to confirm Trimezieae as a monophyletic group. Despite that, the tribe is poorly characterized and lacks morphological synapomorphies as support. On the other hand, Pseudotrimezia is morphologically well characterized, but its monophyly has never been investigated. Anatomical studies carried out with tribe Trimezieae indicates that this kind of data can be a good source for taxonomic and phylogenetic analyses. This study performed phylogenetic analysis using morphological and molecular data, separately and combined in a total evidence approach. Molecular data were obtained from three plastid regions (trnG, trnH-psbA and trnK), and one nuclear (ITS). Fifty morphological characters, including leaf anatomy, were selected within Pseudotrimezia and the related genera Neomarica and Trimezia. Parsimony morphological analysis results in a monophyletic Pseudotrimezia with no support, and, Neomarica and Trimezia aspolyphyletic; therefore, morphological characters were insufficient to help understand the evolutionary history of this group.The total evidence analysis shows Pseudotrimezia monophyletic in a morphologically well-characterized clade, suppported by 10 homoplastic synapomorfies. Nevertheless, Trimezia and Neomarica arise mixed together in four distinct clades, most of them with no support, suggesting that tradicionally recognized genera in the tribe do not correspond to monophyletic groups. Neverthless, phylogenetic analyses provide an important framework for systematic studies of Pseudotrimezia (Iridaceae), an endemic genus from "campos rupestres" in Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Despite its restricted distribution and quite uniform morphology, 24 names have been created since the genus was first described in 1945, and many species are endemic of particular localities. The revision of 16 recognized species, their distribution maps, illustrations, and identification key are presented.

ASSUNTO(S)

pseudotrimezia trimezia filogenia molecular neomarica trimezia anatomia foliar pseudotrimezia morphologic phylogeny iridadea molecular phylogeny neomarica iridadea

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