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  1. Article: Delimiting the genera of the Ficinia Clade (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) based on molecular phylogenetic data.

    Muasya, A Muthama / Larridon, Isabel

    PeerJ

    2021  Volume 9, Page(s) e10737

    Abstract: Generic delimitations in the Ficinia Clade of tribe Cypereae are revisited. In particular, we aim to establish the placement of annual species currently included ... ...

    Abstract Generic delimitations in the Ficinia Clade of tribe Cypereae are revisited. In particular, we aim to establish the placement of annual species currently included in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2703241-3
    ISSN 2167-8359
    ISSN 2167-8359
    DOI 10.7717/peerj.10737
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  2. Article: A monograph of the African and Madagascan species of

    Griffiths, Megan / Ralimanana, Hélène / Rakotonasolo, Franck / Larridon, Isabel

    Kew bulletin

    2022  Volume 77, Issue 4, Page(s) 819–850

    Abstract: ... ...

    Abstract Cyperus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 400069-9
    ISSN 1874-933X ; 0075-5974
    ISSN (online) 1874-933X
    ISSN 0075-5974
    DOI 10.1007/s12225-022-10058-9
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  3. Article ; Online: Genetic patterns of Magnolia in the Lesser Antilles: Stepwise colonisation leading to highly inbred island ‘populations’

    Veltjen, Emily / Tamaki, Ichiro / Asselman, Pieter / Goetghebeur, Paul / Samain, Marie‐Stéphanie / Larridon, Isabel

    Journal of Biogeography. 2023 Jan., v. 50, no. 1 p.130-144

    2023  

    Abstract: AIM: Islands are ‘nature's laboratories of evolution’. Most island biogeographical studies have focussed on remote volcanic island chains. Here, we challenge island biogeographical patterns using a slowly evolving recent colonist present on five islands ... ...

    Abstract AIM: Islands are ‘nature's laboratories of evolution’. Most island biogeographical studies have focussed on remote volcanic island chains. Here, we challenge island biogeographical patterns using a slowly evolving recent colonist present on five islands in a nonlinear chronosequence island chain. LOCATION: The Lesser Antilles (Caribbean). TAXON: Magnolia dodecapetala (Magnoliaceae). METHODS: Genetic diversity was characterised using Sanger sequencing of 21 individuals amplified for 11 DNA markers, plus microsatellite data of 195 individuals genotyped with 19 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Sanger sequencing data were used to construct a Bayesian phylogenetic hypothesis, while SSR markers were used to run approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) demographic analyses and calculate population statistics. RESULTS: Both types of molecular data support stepwise colonisation, decoupled from known island ages. The ABC analyses support a north to south migration while the Sanger sequencing data indicate a mixture of island progression rule and stepping stone dispersal. The SSR data show strong genetic structuring per island and significant inbreeding in all populations except in Saint Lucia. The lowest genetic diversity is found in the population from Saint Vincent. A high amount of genetic linkage occurs in a subpopulation from Dominica. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: Biogeographical patterns in the complex geological setting of the Lesser Antilles are uncovered using a slowly evolving study species. All genetic data support treating each island as distinct Management Units for conservation and call for a re‐evaluation of the species limits. Inbreeding threatens the survival of island populations and the populations of Saint Vincent and Dominica represent conservation priorities.
    Keywords Bayesian theory ; DNA ; Magnolia ; biogeography ; chronosequences ; genetic variation ; geographical distribution ; microsatellite repeats ; phylogeny ; volcanic islands ; Caribbean ; Dominica ; Saint Lucia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-01
    Size p. 130-144.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 188963-1
    ISSN 0305-0270
    ISSN 0305-0270
    DOI 10.1111/jbi.14514
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  4. Article ; Online: Phylogenomics sheds new light on the drivers behind a long‐lasting systematic riddle: the figwort family Scrophulariaceae

    Villaverde, Tamara / Larridon, Isabel / Shah, Toral / Fowler, Rachael M. / Chau, John H. / Olmstead, Richard G. / Sanmartín, Isabel

    New Phytologist. 2023 Nov., v. 240, no. 4 p.1601-1615

    2023  

    Abstract: The figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, comprises c. 2000 species whose evolutionary relationships at the tribal level have proven difficult to resolve, hindering our ability to understand their origin and diversification. We designed a specific probe kit ... ...

    Abstract The figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, comprises c. 2000 species whose evolutionary relationships at the tribal level have proven difficult to resolve, hindering our ability to understand their origin and diversification. We designed a specific probe kit for Scrophulariaceae, targeting 849 nuclear loci and obtaining plastid regions as by‐products. We sampled c. 87% of the genera described in the family and use the nuclear dataset to estimate evolutionary relationships, timing of diversification, and biogeographic patterns. Ten tribes, including two new tribes, Androyeae and Camptolomeae, are supported, and the phylogenetic positions of Androya, Camptoloma, and Phygelius are unveiled. Our study reveals a major diversification at c. 60 million yr ago in some Gondwanan landmasses, where two different lineages diversified, one of which gave rise to nearly 81% of extant species. A Southern African origin is estimated for most modern‐day tribes, with two exceptions, the American Leucophylleae, and the mainly Australian Myoporeae. The rapid mid‐Eocene diversification is aligned with geographic expansion within southern Africa in most tribes, followed by range expansion to tropical Africa and multiple dispersals out of Africa. Our robust phylogeny provides a framework for future studies aimed at understanding the role of macroevolutionary patterns and processes that generated Scrophulariaceae diversity.
    Keywords Scrophulariaceae ; data collection ; geographical distribution ; phylogeny ; Southern Africa
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-11
    Size p. 1601-1615.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 208885-x
    ISSN 1469-8137 ; 0028-646X
    ISSN (online) 1469-8137
    ISSN 0028-646X
    DOI 10.1111/nph.18845
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  5. Article ; Online: Phylogenomics sheds new light on the drivers behind a long-lasting systematic riddle: the figwort family Scrophulariaceae.

    Villaverde, Tamara / Larridon, Isabel / Shah, Toral / Fowler, Rachael M / Chau, John H / Olmstead, Richard G / Sanmartín, Isabel

    The New phytologist

    2023  Volume 240, Issue 4, Page(s) 1601–1615

    Abstract: The figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, comprises c. 2000 species whose evolutionary relationships at the tribal level have proven difficult to resolve, hindering our ability to understand their origin and diversification. We designed a specific probe kit ... ...

    Abstract The figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, comprises c. 2000 species whose evolutionary relationships at the tribal level have proven difficult to resolve, hindering our ability to understand their origin and diversification. We designed a specific probe kit for Scrophulariaceae, targeting 849 nuclear loci and obtaining plastid regions as by-products. We sampled c. 87% of the genera described in the family and use the nuclear dataset to estimate evolutionary relationships, timing of diversification, and biogeographic patterns. Ten tribes, including two new tribes, Androyeae and Camptolomeae, are supported, and the phylogenetic positions of Androya, Camptoloma, and Phygelius are unveiled. Our study reveals a major diversification at c. 60 million yr ago in some Gondwanan landmasses, where two different lineages diversified, one of which gave rise to nearly 81% of extant species. A Southern African origin is estimated for most modern-day tribes, with two exceptions, the American Leucophylleae, and the mainly Australian Myoporeae. The rapid mid-Eocene diversification is aligned with geographic expansion within southern Africa in most tribes, followed by range expansion to tropical Africa and multiple dispersals out of Africa. Our robust phylogeny provides a framework for future studies aimed at understanding the role of macroevolutionary patterns and processes that generated Scrophulariaceae diversity.
    MeSH term(s) Phylogeny ; Phylogeography ; Scrophulariaceae ; Australia ; Biological Evolution
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 208885-x
    ISSN 1469-8137 ; 0028-646X
    ISSN (online) 1469-8137
    ISSN 0028-646X
    DOI 10.1111/nph.18845
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  6. Article ; Online: Fire facilitates ground layer plant diversity in a Miombo ecosystem.

    Wieczorkowski, Jakub D / Lehmann, Caroline E R / Archibald, Sally / Banda, Sarah / Goyder, David J / Kaluwe, Mokwani / Kapinga, Kondwani / Larridon, Isabel / Mashau, Aluoneswi C / Phiri, Elina / Syampungani, Stephen

    Annals of botany

    2024  

    Abstract: Background and aims: Little is known about the response of ground layer plant communities to fire in Miombo ecosystems, which is a global blind spot of ecological understanding. We aim to (i) assess the impact of three experimentally imposed fire ... ...

    Abstract Background and aims: Little is known about the response of ground layer plant communities to fire in Miombo ecosystems, which is a global blind spot of ecological understanding. We aim to (i) assess the impact of three experimentally imposed fire treatments on ground layer species composition, and compare it with patterns observed for trees; and (ii) analyse the effect of fire treatments on species richness to assess how responses differ among plant functional groups.
    Methods: At a 60-year-long fire experiment in Zambia, we quantified the richness and diversity of ground layer plants in terms of taxa and functional groups across three experimental fire treatments of late dry-season fire, early dry-season fire, and fire exclusion. Data were collected in five repeat surveys from the onset of the wet season to the early dry season.
    Key results: Of the 140 ground layer species recorded across the three treatments, fire-maintained treatments contributed most of the richness and diversity, with the least number of unique species found at the No-fire treatment. The Early-fire treatment was more similar in composition to the No-fire treatment than to the Late-fire treatment. C4 grass and geoxyle richness were highest in the Late-fire treatment, and there were no shared sedge species between the Late-fire and other treatments. At a plot level, the average richness in the Late-fire treatment was twice that of the fire exclusion treatment.
    Conclusions: Heterogeneity in fire seasonality and intensity supports diversity of a unique flora by providing a diversity of local environments. African ecosystems face rapid expansion of land and fire management schemes for carbon offsetting and sequestration. We demonstrate that analyses of the impacts of such schemes predicated on the tree flora alone will highly likely underestimate impacts on biodiversity. A research priority must be a new understanding of the Miombo ground layer flora integrated into policy and land management.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1461328-1
    ISSN 1095-8290 ; 0305-7364
    ISSN (online) 1095-8290
    ISSN 0305-7364
    DOI 10.1093/aob/mcae035
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  7. Article: Comparison of Magnoliaceae Plastomes: Adding Neotropical Magnolia to the Discussion

    Guzmán-Díaz, Salvador / Núñez, Fabián Augusto Aldaba / Veltjen, Emily / Asselman, Pieter / Larridon, Isabel / Samain, Marie-Stéphanie

    Plants. 2022 Feb. 06, v. 11, no. 3

    2022  

    Abstract: Chloroplast genomes are considered to be highly conserved. Nevertheless, differences in their sequences are an important source of phylogenetically informative data. Chloroplast genomes are increasingly applied in evolutionary studies of angiosperms, ... ...

    Abstract Chloroplast genomes are considered to be highly conserved. Nevertheless, differences in their sequences are an important source of phylogenetically informative data. Chloroplast genomes are increasingly applied in evolutionary studies of angiosperms, including Magnoliaceae. Recent studies have focused on resolving the previously debated classification of the family using a phylogenomic approach and chloroplast genome data. However, most Neotropical clades and recently described species have not yet been included in molecular studies. We performed sequencing, assembly, and annotation of 15 chloroplast genomes from Neotropical Magnoliaceae species. We compared the newly assembled chloroplast genomes with 22 chloroplast genomes from across the family, including representatives from each genus and section. Family-wide, the chloroplast genomes presented a length of about 160 kb. The gene content in all species was constant, with 145 genes. The intergenic regions showed a higher level of nucleotide diversity than the coding regions. Differences were higher among genera than within genera. The phylogenetic analysis in Magnolia showed two main clades and corroborated that the current infrageneric classification does not represent natural groups. Although chloroplast genomes are highly conserved in Magnoliaceae, the high level of diversity of the intergenic regions still resulted in an important source of phylogenetically informative data, even for closely related taxa.
    Keywords Magnolia ; Neotropics ; chloroplast genome ; genes ; genetic variation ; phylogeny
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0206
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants11030448
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  8. Article ; Online: Diversity and Taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West Region of Brazil

    Pereira-Silva, Luciana / Larridon, Isabel / de Oliveira Ribeiro, André Rodolfo / Santos, Vinícius Martins / Trevisan, Rafael

    Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022 Nov. 11, v. 107, no. 1 p.480-545

    2022  

    Abstract: A taxonomic study of Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil is presented. We examined more than 1300 herbarium specimens. Many of the species were also studied in the field. Our results recognize 59 species of Cyperus in the Central- ...

    Abstract A taxonomic study of Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil is presented. We examined more than 1300 herbarium specimens. Many of the species were also studied in the field. Our results recognize 59 species of Cyperus in the Central-West of Brazil, including three species endemic to the country that are potentially threatened with extinction, i.e., C. hooperae G. C. Tucker, C. longiculmis Pereira-Silva, Hefler & R. Trevis., and C. tuckerianus Pereira-Silva, Hefler & R. Trevis. Cyperus oxylepis Nees ex Steud. is reported from Brazil for the first time. Cyperus incomtus Kunth var. miguelii Kük. is proposed as a synonym of C. pearcei C. B. Clarke. We designate lectotypes for 20 names, a neotype for C. oxylepis, and an epitype for C. surinamensis Rottb. and select second-step lectotypes for 10 names. We also provide detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, distribution data, an identification key for all species, and assessments of the conservation status for most species.
    Keywords Cyperus ; botanical gardens ; conservation status ; extinction ; herbaria ; lectotypes ; neotypes ; taxonomic keys ; Brazil ; Missouri ; Conservation ; Cyperaceae ; Cypereae ; morphology ; nomenclature ; South America
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-1111
    Size p. 480-545.
    Publishing place the Missouri Botanical Garden
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2052088-8
    ISSN 2162-4372 ; 0026-6493
    ISSN (online) 2162-4372
    ISSN 0026-6493
    DOI 10.3417/2022760
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  9. Article: Plastid phylogenomics of the Sansevieria Clade of Dracaena (Asparagaceae) resolves a recent radiation

    van Kleinwee, Iris / Larridon, Isabel / Shah, Toral / Bauters, Kenneth / Asselman, Pieter / Goetghebeur, Paul / Leliaert, Frederik / Veltjen, Emily

    Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. 2022 Apr., v. 169

    2022  

    Abstract: Best known as low maintenance houseplants, sansevierias are a diverse group of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally recognised as a distinct genus, Sansevieria was recently ... ...

    Abstract Best known as low maintenance houseplants, sansevierias are a diverse group of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally recognised as a distinct genus, Sansevieria was recently merged with the larger genus Dracaena based on molecular phylogenetic data. Within the Sansevieria Clade of Dracaena, taxonomic uncertainties remain despite attempts to unravel the relationships between the species. To investigate the evolutionary relationships, morphological evolution and biogeographical history in the group, we aim to reconstruct a robust dated phylogenetic hypothesis. Using genome skimming, a chloroplast genome (cpDNA) dataset and a nuclear ribosomal (nrDNA) dataset were generated. The sampling included representatives of all sections and informal groups previously described in Sansevieria based on morphology. Analysis of the cpDNA dataset using a maximum likelihood approach resulted in a well-supported phylogeny. The time-calibrated phylogeny indicated a recent radiation with five main clades emerging in the Pliocene. Two strongly supported clades align with previously defined groups, i.e., Sansevieria section Dracomima, characterised by the Dracomima-type inflorescence, and the Zeylanica informal group, native to the Indian subcontinent. Other previously defined groups were shown to be polyphyletic; a result of convergent evolution of the identifying characters. Switches between flat and cylindrical leaves occurred multiple times in the evolution of the Sansevieria Clade. Similarly, the Cephalantha-type inflorescence has originated multiple times from an ancestor with a Sansevieria-type inflorescence. Analysis of the nrDNA dataset resulted in a phylogenetic hypothesis with low resolution, yet it supported the same two groups confirmed by the cpDNA dataset. This study furthers our understanding of the evolution of the Sansevieria Clade, which will benefit taxonomic and applied research, and aid conservation efforts.
    Keywords Dracaena ; Pliocene epoch ; Sansevieria ; ancestry ; applied research ; chloroplast DNA ; chloroplast genome ; convergent evolution ; data collection ; geographical distribution ; house plants ; polyphyly ; statistical analysis ; Africa ; India ; Madagascar ; West Asia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 33610-5
    ISSN 1095-9513 ; 1055-7903
    ISSN (online) 1095-9513
    ISSN 1055-7903
    DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107404
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  10. Article: Revision and new species of the African genus Mischogyne (Annonaceae)

    Gosline, George / Marshall, Andrew R / Larridon, Isabel

    Kew bulletin. 2019 June, v. 74, no. 2

    2019  

    Abstract: Mischogyne (Annonaceae, tribe Monodoreae) is a genus of small- to medium-sized tropical trees and shrubs. It is characterised by a combination of: (1) stamens and carpels on a more or less extended torus; (2) carpels divergent from each other at the apex ...

    Abstract Mischogyne (Annonaceae, tribe Monodoreae) is a genus of small- to medium-sized tropical trees and shrubs. It is characterised by a combination of: (1) stamens and carpels on a more or less extended torus; (2) carpels divergent from each other at the apex of the torus above the anthers; (3) anthers linear and anther connectives not expanded above the thecae; (4) inflorescences extra-axillary (or sometimes terminal in M. michelioides) with usually solitary flowers; (5) petals reflexed at anthesis (except M. michelioides), and (6) prominent reticulate tertiary veins. The genus is found in the lowland tropical rainforests of Africa with annual precipitation of 1000 – 4000 mm and in the dry coastal foothills of Angola. Five species and one variety of Mischogyne are recognised. One newly discovered species from the Eastern Arc Mountains, M. iddii, is described. The variety M. elliotiana var. glabra is reduced into synonymy with M. elliotiana var. elliotiana. Mischogyne elliotiana var. gabonensis is raised to species level as M. gabonensis. Specimens from the Congo are recognised as a new species, M. congensis. Preliminary conservation status assessments are provided for each species, as well as an identification key and detailed species descriptions. An unusual distribution pattern for the genus is discussed: dry coastal Angola as well as West, Central and East African wet forest.
    Keywords Annonaceae ; anthers ; atmospheric precipitation ; carpels ; conservation status ; corolla ; flowering ; hills ; mountains ; new species ; plant taxonomy ; shrubs ; stamens ; taxonomic keys ; tropical plants ; tropical rain forests ; Angola ; Republic of the Congo
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-06
    Size p. 28.
    Publishing place Springer London
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 400069-9
    ISSN 1874-933X ; 0075-5974
    ISSN (online) 1874-933X
    ISSN 0075-5974
    DOI 10.1007/s12225-019-9804-7
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