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Time-calibrated phylogeny of Daphne(Thymelaeaceae):Pre-mediterranean temporal origin of the sclerophyllous Daphne gnidium

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The sclerophyllous syndrome is characterized by well-defined traits(evergreen coriaceous leaves,inconspicuous flowers,and fleshy fruits).It has been hypothesized that lineages displaying the sclerophyllous syndrome show lower speciation rates than non-sclerophyllous lineages after the establishment of the mediterranean climate.Daphne gnidium displays sclerophyllous traits and some differentiation into three subspecies(gnidium,mauritanica,maritima),but the spatio-temporal origin of this taxonomic group is unknown due to the lack of a time-calibrated phylogeny of the whole genus.Here,we inferred phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of Daphne(32 species,238 samples)and other genera of Thymelaeaceae(16 genera,38 species,34 samples)using the internal transcribed spacer(ITS),which revealed that the current circumscription of Daphne is profoundly polyphyletic because some species are nested within the genera Wikstroemia and Edgeworthia.In contrast,D.gnidium formed a well-supported clade as recognized in taxonomic accounts(subgenus Spachia).We found morphological and phylogenetic support for Daphne mauritanica as a monophyletic lineage sister to D.gnidium.Divergence between D.gnidium and D.mauritanica appears to have predated the establishment of seasonally dry conditions,which supports a pre-mediterranean temporal origin of the lineage.A phylogeographical analysis within D.gnidium based on 66 nrDNA(ITS)and 84 cpDNA(rps16,trnV)sequences agreed with the low differentiation of the species in the Pleistocene despite its large distribution range.Altogether,D.gnidium illustrates one more example of the sclerophyllous syndrome with no speciation after the onset of the mediterranean climate.

Daphnedivergence timesITSMediterranean Floristic Regionpolyphylysclerophyllous syndrome

Cristina Ramos-Capón、Pablo Vargas、Fernando Pomeda-Gutiérrez、Sara Martín-Hernanz

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Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo,C.de Isaac Peral,23,Madrid 28040,Spain

Departamento de Biodiversidad y Conservación,Real Jardín Botánico,CSIC.Pza.de Murillo,2,Madrid 28014,Spain

Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología,Facultad de Farmacia,Universidad de Sevilla,calle Profesor García González 2,Sevilla 41012,Spain

Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad(MINECO)

PGC2018-101650-B-100

2024

植物分类学报
中国科学院植物研究所 中国植物学会

植物分类学报

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.322
ISSN:1674-4918
年,卷(期):2024.62(1)
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