期刊
PLANTS-BASEL
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10040819
关键词
cryptic species; discriminant analysis; hyperdiversity; ITS sequences; Mentha; morphometrics; phylogenetics; porous genomes; SCoT; Spicatae
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- Oteas consultancy company
The genus Mentha poses challenges in taxonomy and phylogeny due to its complex genomes, polyploidization, and historical nomenclature; this study reevaluated the phylogenetic relationships and hybrid status in the section Mentha using large sample sizes; cluster analyses revealed a discrepancy between morphologically and genotypically defined groups and suggested an underestimation of cryptic species.
The genus Mentha is taxonomically and phylogenetically challenging due to complex genomes, polyploidization and an extensive historical nomenclature, potentially hiding cryptic taxa. A straightforward interpretation of phylogenetic relationships within the section Mentha is further hindered by dominant but outdated concepts on historically identified hybrid taxa. Mentha spicata is traditionally considered to be of hybrid origin, but the evidence for this is weak. Here, we aim to understand the phylogenetic relationships within the section Mentha using large sample sizes and to revisit the hybrid status and identity of M. spicata. We show that two of three traditional species in the subsection Spicatae are polyphyletic, as is the subsection as a whole, while the real number of cryptic species was underestimated. Compared to previous studies we present a fundamentally different phylogeny, with a basal split between M. spicata s.s. and M. longifolia s.s. Cluster analyses of morphological and genotypic data demonstrate that there is a dissociation between morphologically and genotypically defined groups of samples. We did not find any evidence that M. spicata is of hybrid origin, and we conclude its taxonomic status should be revised. The combination of genetic and phenotypic information is essential when evaluating hyperdiverse taxonomic groups.
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