Paraphlomis is a genus of Lamiaceae with about 30 species distributed mainly in subtropical China.In this study,we carried out the first molecular phylogenetic analyses to elucidate the relationships within the genus ...Paraphlomis is a genus of Lamiaceae with about 30 species distributed mainly in subtropical China.In this study,we carried out the first molecular phylogenetic analyses to elucidate the relationships within the genus based on two nuclear and four plastid DNA regions.Our results,which recovered a species of Matsumurella within Paraphlomis,indicate that the genus is not monophyletic.The two sections and most of the series previously described within the genus are also shown to be polyphyletic.Combining with morphological evidence,our study indicates that nutlet morphology rather than calyx morphology is of phylogenetic value for the infrageneric classification of Paraphlomis.Moreover,P.jiangyongensis,a new species from southern China,is here described,and P.coronata,formerly treated as a variety of P.javanica,is here resurrected as a distinct species within the genus.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31872648)the Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(Grant No.2019FI009)+1 种基金the“Ten Thousand Talents Program of Yunnan”(Grant No.YNWRQNBJ-2018-279)CLX,the CAS“Light of West China”program to CLX and YPC,and the“Special Investigation on Wild Orchidaceae Plant Resources in Hunan Province”program(Grant No.2020070711)to XLY.
文摘Paraphlomis is a genus of Lamiaceae with about 30 species distributed mainly in subtropical China.In this study,we carried out the first molecular phylogenetic analyses to elucidate the relationships within the genus based on two nuclear and four plastid DNA regions.Our results,which recovered a species of Matsumurella within Paraphlomis,indicate that the genus is not monophyletic.The two sections and most of the series previously described within the genus are also shown to be polyphyletic.Combining with morphological evidence,our study indicates that nutlet morphology rather than calyx morphology is of phylogenetic value for the infrageneric classification of Paraphlomis.Moreover,P.jiangyongensis,a new species from southern China,is here described,and P.coronata,formerly treated as a variety of P.javanica,is here resurrected as a distinct species within the genus.
