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Plastome phylogenomics of Cephalotaxus (Cephalotaxaceae) and allied genera

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ANNALS OF BOTANY
卷 127, 期 5, 页码 697-708

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa201

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Gymnosperm; Cephalotaxaceae; Taxaceae; phylogeny; molecular dating; taxonomic delineation; recent speciation

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  1. Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [31590823]
  2. NSFC-Joint Foundation of Yunnan Province [U1802287]
  3. Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science [Y4ZK111B01]

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The study used plastome data to analyze the phylogenetic relationships of Cephalotaxus and related genera, supporting the taxonomic proposal of recognizing Cephalotaxaceae as a monotypic family. The analysis also provided a well-supported resolution of interspecific relationships within Cephalotaxus, Taxus, Torreya, and Amentotaxus. Most extant species are relatively young, not evolutionary relics compared to ancient plant lineages.
Background and Aims Cephalotaxus is a paleo-endemic genus in East Asia that consists of about 7-9 conifer species. Despite its great economic and ecological importance, the relationships between Cephalotaxus and related genera, as well as the interspecific relationships within Cephalotaxus, have long been controversial, resulting in contrasting taxonomic proposals in delimitation of Cephalotaxaceae and Taxaceae. Based on plastome data, this study aims to reconstruct a robust phylogeny to infer the systematic placement and the evolutionary history of Cephalotaxus. Methods A total of 11 plastomes, representing all species currently recognized in Cephalotaxus and two Torreya species, were sequenced and assembled. Combining these with previously published plastomes, we reconstructed a phylogeny of Cephalotaxaceae and Taxaceae with nearly full taxonomic sampling. Under a phylogenetic framework and molecular dating, the diversification history of Cephalotaxus and allied genera was explored. Key Results Phylogenetic analyses of 81 plastid protein-coding genes recovered robust relationships between Cephalotaxus and related genera, as well as providing a well-supported resolution of interspecific relationships within Cephalotaxus, Taxus, Torreya and Amentotaxus. Divergence time estimation indicated that most extant species of these genera are relatively young, although fossil and other molecular evidence consistently show that these genera are ancient plant lineages. Conclusions Our results justify the taxonomic proposal that recognizes Cephalotaxaceae as a monotypic family, and contribute to a clear-cut delineation between Cephalotaxaceae and Taxaceae. Given that extant species of Cephalotaxus are derived from recent divergence events associated with the establishment of monsoonal climates in East Asia and Pleistocene climatic fluctuations, they are not evolutionary relics.

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