A phylogenetic analysis of the Acacieae and Ingeae (Mimosoideae: Fabaceae) based on trnK, matK, psbA-trnH, and trnL/trnF sequence data

• DOI: 10.1043/02-48.1
• Publication Date: 2009-01-24
• Authors: Joseph T. Miller; James W. Grimes; Daniel J. Murphy; Randall J. Bayer; Pauline Y. Ladiges
• Keywords: Monophyly; Subgenus; Paraphyly; Caesalpinioideae; Mimosoideae

A phylogenetic analysis of exemplars Acacieae, Ingeae, and some Mimoseae, based on trnK, matK, psbA-trnH, trnL/trnF sequence data, is presented. The results support other recent studies in showing that neither the Ingeae nor Acacieae monophyletic. Some subgenera Acacia, specifically Acacia Phyllodineae, are monophyletic, but subg. a basal polychotomy with various members Mimoseae large clade Acacieae. Phyllodineae sister group to Ingeae. Both Aculeiferum paraphyletic.