Integrating DNA Sequences with Morphological Analysis Clarifies Phylogenetic Position ofSalvia grandifolia(Lamiaceae): An Enigmatic Species Endemic to Southwestern China
Integrating DNA Sequences with Morphological Analysis Clarifies Phylogenetic Position ofSalvia grandifolia(Lamiaceae): An Enigmatic Species Endemic to Southwestern China
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DOI:
10.1086/709134
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发表时间:
2020-10-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Xiang, Chun-Lei
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作者:
Hu, Guo-Xiong;Liu, En-De;Xiang, Chun-Lei
Premise of research. Salvia grandifoliais a narrowly endemic species known only from the Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China. Previous studies have shown that East AsianSalviaspecies form a clade,Salviasubg.Glutinaria, and suggested thatS. grandifolia, on the basis of geographical distribution, should be included withinGlutinaria. Calyx and staminal features, however, indicate thatS. grandifoliamay be closely related to taxa of subg.Sclarea, subg.Salvia, and the informal subg. "Heterosphace," which are primarily found in central and southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean region. SinceS. grandifoliais a rare species and has never been included in any molecular phylogenetic studies, the phylogenetic position of this species remains uncertain. Methodology. The phylogenetic position ofS. grandifoliawas inferred using DNA sequences as well as morphological and cytological evidence. We used two nuclear ribosomal DNA regions (internal transcribed spacers and external transcribed spacers) and one chloroplast marker (rpl32-trnL) in concert with maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference approaches to examine phylogenetic relationships. Pivotal results. The chromosome number of somatic cells withinS. grandifoliawas 2n=4x=40. Rather than being grouped with taxa of the East Asian subg.Glutinariaas expected,S. grandifoliawas embedded within subg.Sclareain both nrDNA and cpDNA phylogenetic analyses. Conclusions. Phylogenetic and morphological evidence indicates thatS. grandifoliais a member of subg.Sclarea, and thus East AsianSalviais nonmonophyletic in a geographic sense. Dispersal ofSalviafrom southwest Asia to East Asia has ostensibly occurred at least twice.