Phylogenetic analysis of a 'Jewel Orchid' genus goodyera (orchidaceae) based on DNA sequence data from nuclear and plastid regions

Chao Hu, Huaizhen Tian, Hongqing Li, Aiqun Hu, Fuwu Xing, Avishek Bhattacharjee, Tianchuan Hsu, Pankaj Kumar, Shihwen Chung

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Abstract

A molecular phylogeny of Asiatic species of Goodyera (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae, Goodyerinae) based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and two chloroplast loci (matK and trnL-F) was presented. Thirty-five species represented by 132 samples of Goodyera were analyzed, along with other 27 genera/48 species, using Pterostylis longifolia and Chloraea gaudichaudii as outgroups. Bayesian inference, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood methods were used to reveal the intrageneric relationships of Goodyera and its intergeneric relationships to related genera. The results indicate that: 1) Goodyera is not monophyletic; 2) Goodyera could be divided into four sections, viz., Goodyera, Otosepalum, Reticulum and a new section; 3) sect. Reticulum can be further divided into two subsections, viz., Reticulum and Foliosum, whereas sect. Goodyera can in turn be divided into subsections Goodyera and a new subsection.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0150366
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2016

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