Taxon,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Abstract
Petrolamium
crnojevicii
gen.
&
sp.
nov.,
a
new
distinct
and
remarkable
monotypic
genus
of
Lamiaceae,
was
discovered
in
the
Dinaric
karst
southern
Montenegro.
This
taxon
exhibits
unique
combination
morphological
traits,
including
eglandular,
mostly
glabrous
reniform
leaves
with
5–7
lobes
prominent
hydatodes
at
their
tips.
Its
small
pedicellate
flowers
feature
included
anthers
styles
within
corolla
tube,
straight,
narrow,
emarginate
to
bifurcate
posterior
lip,
an
anterior
lip
entire,
broadly
elliptic‐oblong
lateral
lobes.
The
trigonous
mericarps
have
truncated
apex
bear
fatty
tissue.
Notably,
has
chromosome
number
2
n
=
32.
A
molecular
phylogenetic
analysis,
based
on
79
plastid
protein‐coding
genes
5
chloroplast
markers
placed
subfamily
Lamioideae,
where
it
forms
lineage,
sister
other
members
tribe
Lamieae.
is
also
from
ecological
point
view,
as
exclusively
inhabits
floristically
depauperate
calcareous
rock
crevices
very
restricted
distribution
range.
makes
P.
critically
endangered
species
according
IUCN
criteria
emphasizes
need
for
immediate
conservation
efforts.
study
highlights
importance
ongoing
floristic
exploration,
demonstrating
that
even
regions
long
considered
botanically
well‐known,
important
discoveries
can
still
emerge,
extensively
investigated
plant
families
like
Lamiaceae.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: March 14, 2022
Northern
Hemisphere
forests
changed
drastically
in
the
early
Eocene
with
diversification
of
oak
family
(Fagaceae).
Cooling
climates
over
next
20
million
years
fostered
spread
temperate
biomes
that
became
increasingly
dominated
by
oaks
and
their
chestnut
relatives.
Here
we
use
phylogenomic
analyses
nuclear
plastid
genomes
to
investigate
timing
pattern
major
macroevolutionary
events
ancient
genome-wide
signatures
hybridization
across
Fagaceae.
Innovation
related
seed
dispersal
is
implicated
triggering
waves
continental
radiations
beginning
rapid
lineages
resulting
unparalleled
transformation
forest
dynamics
within
15
following
K-Pg
extinction.
We
detect
introgression
at
multiple
time
scales,
including
predating
origination
genus-level
diversity.
As
moved
into
newly
available
habitats
Miocene,
secondary
contact
between
previously
isolated
species
occurred.
This
resulted
adaptive
introgression,
which
may
have
further
amplified
white
Eurasia.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
65(2), P. 299 - 323
Published: Nov. 23, 2022
Abstract
The
advances
accelerated
by
next‐generation
sequencing
and
long‐read
technologies
continue
to
provide
an
impetus
for
plant
phylogenetic
study.
In
the
past
decade,
a
large
number
of
studies
adopting
hundreds
thousands
genes
across
wealth
clades
have
emerged
ushered
phylogenetics
evolution
into
new
era.
meantime,
roadmap
researchers
when
making
decisions
different
approaches
their
phylogenomic
research
design
is
imminent.
This
review
focuses
on
utility
genomic
data
(from
organelle
genomes,
both
reduced
representation
whole‐genome
sequencing)
in
evolutionary
investigations,
describes
baseline
methodology
experimental
analytical
procedures,
summarizes
recent
progress
flowering
phylogenomics
at
ordinal,
familial,
tribal,
lower
levels.
We
also
discuss
challenges,
such
as
adverse
impact
orthology
inference
reconstruction
raised
from
systematic
errors,
underlying
biological
factors,
duplication,
hybridization/introgression,
incomplete
lineage
sorting,
together
suggesting
that
bifurcating
tree
may
not
be
best
model
life.
Finally,
we
promising
avenues
future
studies.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
64(5), P. 1020 - 1043
Published: March 11, 2022
Phylogenomic
evidence
from
an
increasing
number
of
studies
has
demonstrated
that
different
data
sets
and
analytical
approaches
often
reconstruct
strongly
supported
but
conflicting
relationships.
In
this
study,
785
single-copy
nuclear
genes
75
complete
plastomes
were
used
to
infer
the
phylogenetic
relationships
estimate
historical
biogeography
apple
genus
Malus
sensu
lato,
economically
important
lineage
disjunctly
distributed
in
Northern
Hemisphere
involved
known
suspected
hybridization
allopolyploidy
events.
The
phylogeny
recovered
monophyly
s.l.
(including
Docynia);
however,
was
be
biphyletic
plastid
phylogeny.
An
ancient
chloroplast
capture
event
Eocene
western
North
America
best
explains
cytonuclear
discordance.
Our
conflict
analysis
ILS,
hybridization,
could
explain
widespread
gene
tree
One
deep
(Malus
doumeri)
one
recent
coronaria)
detected
Furthermore,
our
biogeographic
integrating
living
fossil
a
East
Asian-western
American
origin
Eocene,
followed
by
several
extinction
dispersal
events
Hemisphere.
We
also
propose
general
workflow
for
assessing
phylogenomic
discordance
using
genome
skimming
sets.
PhytoKeys,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
205, P. 3 - 58
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
with
ca.
4,600
species
in
152
genera
is
the
second-largest
subfamily
of
legumes
(Leguminosae)
and
forms
an
ecologically
economically
important
group
trees,
shrubs
lianas
a
pantropical
distribution.
Despite
major
advances
last
few
decades
towards
aligning
clades
across
Caesalpinioideae,
generic
delimitation
remains
state
considerable
flux,
especially
mimosoid
clade.
We
test
monophyly
via
phylogenomic
analysis
997
nuclear
genes
sequenced
targeted
enrichment
(Hybseq)
for
420
147
currently
recognised
subfamily.
show
that
22
are
non-monophyletic
or
nested
other
non-monophyly
concentrated
clade
where
25%
90
found
to
be
non-monophyletic.
suggest
two
main
reasons
this
pervasive
non-monophyly:
(i)
extensive
morphological
homoplasy
we
document
here
handful
traits
and,
particularly,
repeated
evolution
distinctive
fruit
types
were
historically
emphasised
delimiting
(ii)
artefact
lack
taxonomic
syntheses
sampling
previous
phylogenies
consequent
failure
identify
span
Old
World
New
conversely
amphi-Atlantic
non-monophyletic,
both
which
critical
large
Finally,
discuss
taxon
era
how
assessing
patterns
gene
tree
conflict
can
provide
additional
insights
into
delimitation.
This
new
framework
provides
foundations
series
papers
reclassifying
presented
BMC Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(1)
Published: April 25, 2022
Abstract
Background
Deep-branching
phylogenetic
relationships
are
often
difficult
to
resolve
because
signals
obscured
by
the
long
history
and
complexity
of
evolutionary
processes,
such
as
ancient
introgression/hybridization,
polyploidization,
incomplete
lineage
sorting
(ILS).
Phylogenomics
has
been
effective
in
providing
information
for
resolving
both
deep-
shallow-scale
across
all
branches
tree
life.
The
olive
family
(Oleaceae)
is
composed
25
genera
classified
into
five
tribes
with
tribe
Oleeae
consisting
four
subtribes.
Previous
analyses
showed
that
ILS
and/or
hybridization
led
incongruence
family.
It
was
essential
distinguish
signal
conflicts,
explore
mechanisms
uncertainties
concerning
family,
especially
at
deep-branching
nodes.
Results
We
used
whole
plastid
genome
nuclear
single
nucleotide
polymorphism
(SNP)
data
infer
assess
variation
rates
among
main
clades
also
2608
1865
orthologous
genes
Oleaceae
subtribes
Oleeae,
respectively.
Concatenated
coalescence
trees
based
on
genome,
SNPs
multiple
suggest
events
introgression
during
diversification
Oleaceae.
Additionally,
there
extreme
heterogeneity
substitution
tribes.
Furthermore,
our
results
supported
rather
than
ILS,
factor
discordance
have
originated
via
polyploidy,
its
most
likely
parentages
ancestral
Jasmineae
or
sister
group,
which
a
“ghost
lineage,”
Forsythieae.
However,
mainly
responsible
Oleeae.
Conclusions
This
study
showcases
using
sequence
datasets
(plastid
genomes,
thousands
genes)
diverse
phylogenomic
methods
partition,
heterogeneous
models,
quantifying
branch
lengths
(QuIBL)
analysis,
species
network
analysis
can
facilitate
untangling
complex
processes
introgression,
paleopolyploidization,
ILS.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
65(5), P. 1183 - 1203
Published: Feb. 11, 2023
The
north
temperate
region
was
characterized
by
a
warm
climate
and
rich
thermophilic
flora
before
the
Eocene,
but
early
diversifications
of
biome
under
global
change
shift
remain
uncertain.
Moreover,
it
is
becoming
clear
that
hybridization/introgression
an
important
driving
force
speciation
in
plant
diversity.
Here,
we
applied
analyses
from
biogeography
phylogenetic
networks
to
account
for
both
introgression
incomplete
lineage
sorting
based
on
genomic
data
New
World
Vitis,
charismatic
component
North
American
with
known
suspected
gene
flow
among
species.
Biogeographic
inference
fossil
evidence
suggest
grapes
were
widely
distributed
America
Europe
during
Paleocene
followed
widespread
extinction
survival
relicts
tropical
World.
During
warming
Miocene,
Vitis
ancestor
migrated
northward
refugia
subsequent
diversification
region.
We
found
strong
incongruence
reticulate
evolution
nuclear
genes
within
recent
ancient
lineages
Vitis.
Furthermore,
organellar
genomes
showed
conflicts
inferred
species
tree
genomes.
Our
phylogenomic
provided
assessment
wide
occurrence
which
potentially
represents
one
most
mechanisms
even
entire
Northern
Hemisphere.
scenario
report
here
may
be
common
model
flowering
plants
adapted
cooling
fluctuation
Neogene.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
Abstract
The
Viridiplantae
comprise
two
main
clades,
the
Chlorophyta
(including
a
diverse
array
of
marine
and
freshwater
green
algae)
Streptophyta
(consisting
charophytes
land
plants).
Lineages
sister
to
core
Chlorophyta,
informally
refer
as
prasinophytes,
form
grade
mainly
planktonic
algae.
Recently,
one
these
lineages,
Prasinodermophyta,
which
is
previously
grouped
with
has
been
identified
lineage
both
Streptophyta.
Resolving
deep
relationships
among
plants
crucial
for
understanding
historical
impact
algal
diversity
on
ecology
geochemistry,
but
proven
difficult
given
ancient
timing
diversification
events.
Through
extensive
taxon
gene
sampling,
we
conduct
large-scale
phylogenomic
analyses
resolve
reveal
Prasinodermophyta
raising
questions
about
necessity
classifying
distinct
phylum.
We
unveil
that
incomplete
sorting
cause
discordance
regarding
placement
Prasinodermophyta.
Molecular
dating
suggest
crown-group
date
back
Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic.
Our
study
establishes
plausible
link
between
oxygen
levels
in
Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic
origin
Viridiplantae.