Phylogeny and Classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae)

• DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12095
• Publication Date: 2013-08-14T12:18:37Z
• Authors: Shuo Shi; Jinlu Li; Jiahui Sun; Jing Yu; Shiliang Zhou
• Keywords: Subgenus; Sensu

Abstract The classification of the economically important genus Prunus L. sensu lato ( s.l .) is controversial due to high levels convergent or parallel evolution morphological characters. In present study, phylogenetic analyses fifteen main segregates . represented by eighty‐four species were conducted with maximum parsimony and Bayesian approaches using twelve chloroplast regions atpB‐rbcL , matK ndhF psbA‐trnH rbcL rpL16 rpoC1 rps16 trnS‐G trnL trnL‐F ycf1 ) three nuclear genes (ITS, s6pdh SbeI explore their infrageneric relationships. results these used develop a new, phylogeny‐based Our reconstructions resolved clades strong supports. We adopted broad‐sensed genus, recognised subgenera corresponding clades: subgenus Padus Cerasus Seven sections recognised. dwarf cherries, which previously assigned included in this One new section name, Persicae (T. T. Yü & Lu) S. Zhou one tianshanica (Pojarkov) Shi, proposed.