A phylogenomic analysis of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae).
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Nepenthaceae is one of the largest carnivorous plant families and features ecological and morphological adaptations indicating an impressive adaptive radiation. However, investigation of evolutionary and taxonomic questions is hindered by poor phylogenetic understanding, with previous molecular studies based on limited loci and taxa. We use high-throughput sequencing with a target-capture methodology based on a 353-loci, probe set to recover sequences for 197 samples, representing 151 described or putative Nepenthes species. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using supermatrix and maximum quartet species tree approaches. Our analyses confirm five Western outlier taxa, followed by N. danseri, as successively sister to the remainder of the group. We also find mostly consistent recovery of two major Southeast Asian clades. The first contains common or widespread lowland species plus a Wallacean-New Guinean clade. Within the second clade, sects. Insignes and Tentaculatae are well supported, while geographically defined clades representing Sumatra, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Palawan, Mindanao and Borneo are also consistently recovered. However, we find considerable conflicting signal at the site and locus level, and often unstable backbone relationships. A handful of Bornean taxa are inconsistently placed and require further investigation. We make further suggestions for a modified infra-generic classification of genus Nepenthes.
Date Issued
2020-03
Date Acceptance
2019-10-29
Citation
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2020, 144
ISSN
1055-7903
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Volume
144
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31682924
PII: S1055-7903(19)30380-X
Grant Number
NE/L011611/1
Subjects
Caryophyllales
Nepenthes
SE Asia
phylogenomic
phylogeny
target-capture
Publication Status
Published online
Coverage Spatial
United States
Article Number
106668
Date Publish Online
2019-11-01