Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and lessons for other species–rich clades

• DOI: 10.12705/622.8
• Publication Date: 2013-07-09T18:31:33Z
• Authors: Anne Bruneau; Jeff J. Doyle; Patrick Herendeen; Colin Hughes; Greg Kenicer; Gwilym Lewis; Barbara Mackinder; R. Toby Pennington; Michael J. Sanderson; Martin F. Wojciec...; Stephen Boatwright; Gillian Brown; Domingos Cardoso; Michael Crisp; Ashley Egan; Renée H. Fortunato; Julie Hawkins; Tadashi Kajita; Bente Klitgaard; Erik Koenen; Matt Lavin; Melissa Luckow; Brigitte Marazzi; Michelle M. McMahon; Joseph T. Miller; Daniel J. Murphy; Hiroyoshi Ohashi; Luciano P. de Que...; Lourdes Rico; Tiina Särkinen; Brian Schrire; Marcelo F. Simon; Elvia R. Souza; Kelly Steele; Benjamin M. Torke; Jan J. Wieringa; Ben-Erik van Wyk
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 2. Zero hunger; s.l. leguminosae; matk coding sequence; tribe millettieae leguminosae; intron spacer regions; swartzia leguminosae-papilionoideae; 15. Life on land; chloroplast dna regions; 01 natural sciences; molecular phylogenetics; plastid trnl-f; divergence times; 14. Life underwater; southern south-america

Abstract The Leguminosae, the third–largest angiosperm family, has a global distribution and high ecological economic impor tance. We examine how legume systematic research community might join forces to produce comprehensive phylogenetic estimate for ca. 751 genera 19,500 species of legumes then translate it into phylogeny–based classification. review current state knowledge phylogeny highlight where problems lie, example in taxon sampling resolution. approaches from bioinformatics next–generation sequencing, which can facilitate production better estimates. Finally, we morphology be incorporated address issues comparative biology Our goal is stimulate needed improve our evolution; that discuss may also relevant other species–rich clades.