A Trnl-F Cpdna Sequence Study of the Condamineeae-Rondeletieae-Sipaneeae Complex with Implications on the Phylogeny of the Rubiaceae1
American Journal of Botany 89(1): 145±159. 2002. A TRNL-F CPDNA SEQUENCE STUDY OF THE CONDAMINEEAE-RONDELETIEAE-SIPANEEAE COMPLEX WITH IMPLICATIONS ON THE PHYLOGENY OF THE RUBIACEAE1 JOHAN H. E. ROVA,2,5 PIERO G. DELPRETE,3 LENNART ANDERSSON,2 AND VICTOR A. ALBERT4 2Botanical institute, GoÈteborg University, P.O. Box 461, SE-405 30 GoÈteborg, Sweden; 3The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematic Studies, and Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458-5126 USA; and 4Natural History Museums and Botanical Garden, University of Oslo, Sars' gate1, N-0562 Oslo, Norway DNA sequences from the chloroplast trnL-F region of 154 Rubiaceae and 11 outgroup taxa were analyzed cladistically. An emphasis was placed on the tribes Rondeletieae, Sipaneeae, and Condamineeae. Sipaneeae are not close to Rondeletieae and belong in the Ixoroideae. There is no support for a widely distributed Rondeletieae in a broad sense. Instead, Rondeletieae sensu stricto form an almost entirely Antillean clade. Support was found for the separation of Arachnothryx, Rogiera, Roigella, and Suberanthus from Rondeletia. The Guettardeae as well as Gonzalagunia are found close to a complex formed by Arachnothryx, Javorkaea, and Rogiera. Condamineeae, in a strict sense, belongs in the Ixoroideae. A number of Rondeletieae genera should be transferred to Condamineeae or other parts of Ixoroideae. Support is found for an emended tribe Naucleeae, comprising several genera with spherical pseudanthia. For the ®rst time, tribal or subfamilial af®liation based on molecular sequence data is suggested for Allenanthus, Blepharidium, Chione, Coutaportla, Dolichodelphys, Mazaea, Neobertiera, Neoblakea, Phialanthus, Phyllacanthus, Phyllomelia, Schmidtottia, and Suberan- thus.
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