BMC Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: Feb. 14, 2025
Angiosperms
are
the
largest
plant
group
and
play
an
essential
role
in
biosphere.
Phylogenetic
relationships
of
many
families
orders
remain
contentious,
and,
attempt
to
address
these,
we
performed
most
extensive
sampling
mitochondrial
genes
date.
We
reconstructed
a
seed
phylogenetic
framework
based
on
41
protein-coding
sequences
(mtCDSs),
representing
335
63
with
481
angiosperm
species.
The
results
for
major
clades
angiosperms
produced
moderate
strong
support
(>
70%
bootstrap)
more
than
80%
nodes
orders.
Eight
were
supported,
including
three
paraphyletic
ANA
(Amborellales,
Nymphaeales,
Austrobaileyales)
five
core-angiosperm
clades.
Chloranthales
Ceratophyllales
sister
eudicots,
whereas
monocots
magnoliids.
Although
well-supported,
within
asterids
rosids
some
cases
unresolved
or
weakly
due
low
levels
variability
detected
these
genes.
Our
indicated
that
genomic
data
effective
at
resolving
deep
node
phylogeny
thus
represent
important
resource
phylogenetics
evolutionary
studies
angiosperm.
BMC Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: Oct. 28, 2021
Abstract
Background
Flowering
plants
(angiosperms)
are
dominant
components
of
global
terrestrial
ecosystems,
but
phylogenetic
relationships
at
the
familial
level
and
above
remain
only
partially
resolved,
greatly
impeding
our
full
understanding
their
evolution
early
diversification.
The
plastome,
typically
mapped
as
a
circular
genome,
has
been
most
important
molecular
data
source
for
plant
phylogeny
reconstruction
decades.
Results
Here,
we
assembled
by
far
largest
plastid
dataset
angiosperms,
composed
80
genes
from
4792
plastomes
4660
species
in
2024
genera
representing
all
currently
recognized
families.
Our
tree
(PPA
II)
is
essentially
congruent
with
those
previous
phylogenomic
analyses
generally
provides
greater
clade
support.
In
PPA
II
tree,
75%
nodes
or
ordinal
78%
were
resolved
high
bootstrap
support
(BP
≥
90).
We
obtained
strong
many
interordinal
interfamilial
that
poorly
previously
within
core
eudicots,
such
Dilleniales,
Saxifragales,
Vitales
being
successive
sisters
to
remaining
rosids,
Santalales,
Berberidopsidales,
Caryophyllales
asterids.
However,
placement
magnoliids,
although
sister
other
Mesangiospermae
,
not
well
supported
disagrees
topologies
inferred
nuclear
data.
Relationships
among
five
major
clades
intractable
despite
increased
sampling,
probably
due
an
ancient
rapid
radiation.
Conclusions
provide
comprehensive
date
well-resolved
which
together
foundation
future
evolutionary
studies
flowering
plants.
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:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
65(6), P. 1479 - 1489
Published: Jan. 17, 2023
Angiosperms
dominate
the
Earth's
ecosystems
and
provide
most
of
basic
necessities
for
human
life.
The
major
angiosperm
clades
comprise
64
orders,
as
recognized
by
APG
IV
classification.
However,
phylogenetic
relationships
angiosperms
remain
unclear,
trees
with
different
topologies
have
been
reconstructed
depending
on
sequence
datasets
utilized,
from
targeted
genes
to
transcriptomes.
Here,
we
used
currently
available
de
novo
genome
data
reconstruct
phylogenies
366
species
241
genera
belonging
97
families
across
43
orders
based
orthologous
nuclear,
plastid,
mitochondrial
genomes
same
compatible
datasets.
were
largely
consistent
previously
constructed
variations
in
each
type.
there
inconsistencies
five
Mesangiospermae
lineages
when
examined.
We
discuss
ways
address
these
inconsistencies,
which
could
ultimately
lead
reconstruction
a
comprehensive
tree
presented
here
framework
further
updates
comparisons.
These
can
also
be
guides
examine
evolutionary
trajectories
among
three
types
during
lineage
radiation.
American Journal of Botany,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Magnoliids
are
a
strongly
supported
clade
of
angiosperms.
Previous
phylogenetic
studies
based
primarily
on
analyses
limited
number
mostly
plastid
markers
have
led
to
the
current
classification
magnoliids
into
four
orders
and
18
families.
However,
uncertainty
remains
regarding
placement
several
For
first
comprehensive
phylogenomic
analysis
as
whole,
we
sampled
235
species
from
199
(74%)
genera
representing
all
families
most
subfamilies
tribes.
We
analyzed
newly
generated
data
Angiosperms353
probe
set
using
both
coalescent
concatenation
testing
impact
multiple
filtering
alignment
strategies.
While
our
results
generally
provide
further
support
for
previously
established
relationships
in
whole
large
including
Annonaceae
Lauraceae,
they
also
new
evidence
ambiguous
relationships.
In
particular,
found
position
Hydnoraceae
sister
remainder
Piperales,
though
was
conflicting,
resolved
backbone
among
Myristicaceae.
Different
analytical
strategies
tended
rather
small
effects
branch
topology.
Although
some
by
low
gene
recovery
taxa
significant
tree
conflict
relationships,
this
study
represents
step
toward
reconstructing
evolutionary
history
major
lineage
Based
these
results,
present
an
updated
magnoliids,
recognizing
21
families,
summarizing
tribes,
describing
tribes
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Feb. 23, 2022
Comprising
501
genera
and
around
14,000
species,
Papilionoideae
is
not
only
the
largest
subfamily
of
Fabaceae
(Leguminosae;
legumes),
but
also
one
most
extraordinarily
diverse
clades
among
angiosperms.
Papilionoids
are
a
major
source
food
forage,
ecologically
successful
in
all
biomes,
display
dramatic
variation
both
floral
architecture
plastid
genome
(plastome)
structure.
Plastid
DNA-based
phylogenetic
analyses
have
greatly
improved
our
understanding
relationships
groups
Papilionoideae,
yet
backbone
phylogeny
remains
unresolved.
In
this
study,
we
sequenced
assembled
39
new
plastomes
that
covering
key
representing
morphological
diversity
subfamily.
From
244
total
taxa,
produced
eight
datasets
for
maximum
likelihood
(ML)
based
on
entire
and/or
concatenated
sequences
77
protein-coding
(CDS)
two
multispecies
coalescent
(MSC)
individual
gene
trees.
We
additionally
combined
nucleotide
dataset
comprising
CDS
plus
matK
only,
which
papilionoid
were
sampled.
A
ML
tree
plastome
maximally
supported
deep
recent
divergences
papilionoids
(223
out
236
nodes).
The
Swartzieae,
ADA
(Angylocalyceae,
Dipterygeae,
Amburaneae),
Cladrastis,
Andira,
Exostyleae
formed
grade
to
remainder
concordant
with
nine
MSC
Phylogenetic
remaining
five
lineages
(Vataireoid,
Dermatophyllum,
Genistoid
s.l.,
Dalbergioid
Baphieae
+
Non-Protein
Amino
Acid
Accumulating
or
NPAAA
clade)
remained
uncertain,
because
insufficient
support
conflicting
Our
study
fully
resolved
nodes
however,
some
require
further
exploration.
More
genome-scale
data
rigorous
needed
disentangle
lineages.
Molecular Biology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
39(5)
Published: April 14, 2022
Land
plants
first
evolved
from
freshwater
algae,
and
flowering
returned
to
water
as
early
the
Cretaceous
multiple
times
subsequently.
Alismatales
is
largest
clade
of
aquatic
angiosperms
including
all
marine
angiosperms,
well
terrestrial
plants.
We
used
explore
plant
adaptations
environments
by
analyzing
a
data
set
that
included
95
samples
(89
species)
covering
four
genomes
91
transcriptomes
(59
generated
in
this
study).
To
provide
basis
for
investigating
adaptations,
we
assessed
phylogenetic
conflict
whole-genome
duplication
(WGD)
events
Alismatales.
recovered
relationship
three
main
clades
(Tofieldiaceae,
Araceae)
+
core
Alismatids.
also
found
among
was
best
explained
incomplete
lineage
sorting
introgression.
Overall,
identified
18
putative
WGD
across
One
them
occurred
at
most
recent
common
ancestor
Alismatids,
seagrass
lineages.
life-form
were
both
important
different
evolutionary
patterns
genes
related
adaptation.
For
example,
several
light-
or
ethylene-related
lost
Zosteraceae,
but
are
present
other
seagrasses
species.
Stomata-related
submersed
species
seagrasses.
Nicotianamine
synthase
genes,
which
iron
intake,
expanded
Our
results
advance
understanding
adaptation
WGDs
using
phylogenomics.
BMC Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: March 8, 2023
Abstract
Background
Over
the
past
decade,
phylogenomics
has
greatly
advanced
our
knowledge
of
angiosperm
evolution.
However,
phylogenomic
studies
large
families
with
complete
species
or
genus-level
sampling
are
still
lacking.
The
palms,
Arecaceae,
a
family
ca.
181
genera
and
2600
important
components
tropical
rainforests
bearing
great
cultural
economic
significance.
Taxonomy
phylogeny
have
been
extensively
investigated
by
series
molecular
phylogenetic
in
last
two
decades.
Nevertheless,
some
relationships
within
not
yet
well-resolved,
especially
at
tribal
generic
levels,
consequent
impacts
for
downstream
research.
Results
Plastomes
182
palm
representing
111
were
newly
sequenced.
Combining
these
previously
published
plastid
DNA
data,
we
able
to
sample
98%
conduct
investigation
family.
Maximum
likelihood
analyses
yielded
robustly
supported
hypothesis.
Phylogenetic
among
all
five
subfamilies
28
tribes
most
inter-generic
also
resolved
strong
support.
Conclusions
inclusion
nearly
generic-level
coupled
genomes
strengthened
understanding
plastid-based
palms.
This
comprehensive
genome
dataset
complements
growing
body
nuclear
genomic
data.
Together,
datasets
form
novel
baseline
palms
an
increasingly
robust
framework
future
comparative
biological
this
exceptionally
plant
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: March 7, 2023
Sapindales
is
an
angiosperm
order
of
high
economic
and
ecological
value
comprising
nine
families,
c.
479
genera,
6570
species.
However,
family
subfamily
relationships
in
remain
unclear,
making
reconstruction
the
order's
spatio-temporal
morphological
evolution
difficult.
In
this
study,
we
used
Angiosperms353
target
capture
data
to
generate
most
densely
sampled
phylogenetic
trees
date,
with
448
samples
85%
genera
represented.
The
percentage
paralogous
loci
allele
divergence
was
characterized
across
phylogeny,
which
time-calibrated
using
29
rigorously
assessed
fossil
calibrations.
All
families
were
supported
as
monophyletic.
Two
core
clades
subdivide
order,
first
Kirkiaceae,
Burseraceae,
Anacardiaceae,
second
Simaroubaceae,
Meliaceae,
Rutaceae.
Kirkiaceae
sister
Burseraceae
and,
contrary
current
understanding,
Simaroubaceae
Meliaceae
Sapindaceae
placed
Nitrariaceae
Biebersteiniaceae
but
between
these
likely
due
their
rapid
ancient
diversification.
emerged
succession,
coincident
climatic
change
Mid-Cretaceous
Hothouse
event.
Subfamily
tribal
within
major
need
revision,
particularly
Sapindaceae,
Rutaceae
Meliaceae.
Much
difficulty
reconstructing
at
level
may
be
caused
by
prevalence
loci,
Rutaceae,
that
are
indicative
gene
duplication
events
such
hybridization
polyploidization
playing
a
role
evolutionary
history
families.
This
study
provides
key
insights
into
factors
affect
reconstructions
multiple
scales,
state-of-the-art
framework
for
further
research.
Plant Diversity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
46(1), P. 144 - 148
Published: Nov. 18, 2023
•
The
first
reported
mitochondrial
genome
(
Cinnamomum
chekiangense
)
of
the
Lauraceae
family.
mitogenome
C.
retains
almost
all
ancestral
protein-coding
genes
and
has
highest
RNA
editing
number
in
angiosperms
to
date.
Both
plastid
phylogenetic
trees
support
magnoliids
as
a
sister
group
clade
comprising
monocots
eudicots.