Journal article
End of an enigma: Aenigmopteris belongs in Tectaria (Tectariaceae: Polypodiopsida).
- Chen CW Division of Silviculture, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, 53 Nan-Hai Rd., Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
- Rothfels CJ University Herbarium and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA. crothfels@berkeley.edu.
- Mustapeng AMA Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, PO Box 1407, 90715, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
- Gubilil M Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, PO Box 1407, 90715, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
- Karger DN Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Kessler M Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Huang YM Division of Silviculture, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, 53 Nan-Hai Rd., Taipei, 100, Taiwan. huangym@tfri.gov.tw.
- 2017-07-26
Published in:
- Journal of plant research. - 2018
Ctenitis
Dryopteridaceae
Fern
Morphology
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
DNA, Chloroplast
Evolution, Molecular
Ferns
Phylogeny
Sequence Analysis, DNA
English
The phylogenetic affinities of the fern genus Aenigmopteris have been the subject of considerable disagreement, but until now, no molecular data were available from the genus. Based on the analysis of three chloroplast DNA regions (rbcL, rps16-matK, and trnL-F) we demonstrate that Aenigmopteris dubia (the type species of the genus) and A. elegans are closely related and deeply imbedded in Tectaria. The other three species of genus are morphologically very similar; we therefore transfer all five known species into Tectaria. Detailed morphological comparison further shows that previously proposed diagnostic characters of Aenigmopteris fall within the range of variation of a broadly circumscribed Tectaria.
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- DOI 10.1007/s10265-017-0966-9
- PMID 28741041
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/11760
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