期刊
ANNALS OF BOTANY
卷 119, 期 3, 页码 339-351出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw208
关键词
Chasechloa; convergent evolution; Echinolaena; extinct species; Forest Shade Clade; genome skimming; herbarium; microendemic; myrmecochory; next-generation sequencing; plastome; Poaceae.
资金
- Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre
- Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-10-LABX-0041]
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, Brazil) [562349/2010-3, 563558/2010-5, 552589/2011-0]
- FAPESB (Fundacao de Amparoa Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia, Brazil) [PNX0014/2009]
- Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade do Semi-Arido (PPBio) [558317/2009-0, 457427/2012-4]
center dot Background and Aims Recent developments in DNA sequencing, so-called next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods, can help the study of rare lineages that are known from museum specimens. Here, the taxonomy and evolution of the Malagasy grass lineage Chasechloa was investigated with the aid of NGS. center dot Methods Full chloroplast genome data and some nuclear sequences were produced by NGS from old herbarium specimens, while some selected markers were generated from recently collected Malagasy grasses. In addition, a scanning electron microscopy analysis of the upper floret and cross-sections of the rachilla appendages followed by staining with Sudan IV were performed on Chasechloa to examine the morphology of the upper floret and the presence of oils in the appendages. center dot Key Results Chasechloa was recovered within tribe Paniceae, sub-tribe Boivinellinae, contrary to its previous placement as a member of the New World genus Echinolaena (tribe Paspaleae). Chasechloa originated in Madagascar between the Upper Miocene and the Pliocene. It comprises two species, one of them collected only once in 1851. The genus is restricted to north-western seasonally dry deciduous forests. The appendages at the base of the upper floret of Chasechloa have been confirmed as elaiosomes, an evolutionary adaptation for myrmecochory. center dot Conclusions Chasechloa is reinstated at the generic level and a taxonomic treatment is presented, including conservation assessments of its species. Our study also highlights the power of NGS technology to analyse relictual or probably extinct groups.
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