Phylogenetics, morphological evolution, and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia

Brian L. Dorsey; Thomas Haevermans; Xavier Aubriot; Jeffery J. Morawetz; Ricarda Riina; Victor W. Steinmann; Paul E. Berry

doi:10.12705/622.1

journal article Apr 01, 2013

Phylogenetics, morphological evolution, and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia

Brian L. Dorsey Thomas Haevermans

Xavier Aubriot Jeffery J. Morawetz Ricarda Riina

Victor W. Steinmann Paul E. Berry

TAXON Vol. 62 No. 2 pp. 291-315 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractEuphorbia subg. Euphorbia is the largest and most diverse of four recently recognized subgenera within Euphorbia and is distributed across the tropics and subtropics. Relationships within this group have been difficult to discern due mainly to homoplasious morphological characters and inadequate taxon sampling in previous phylogenetic studies. Here we present a phylogenetic analysis of E. subg. Euphorbia, using one nuclear and two plastid regions, for the most complete sampling of molecular sequence data to date. We assign 661 species to the subgenus and show that it is comprised of four highly supported clades, including a single New World clade and multiple independent lineages on Madagascar. Using this phylogenetic framework we discuss patterns of homoplasy in morphological evolution and general patterns of biogeography. Finally, we present a new sectional classification of E. subg. Euphorbia comprising 21 sections, nine of them newly described here.

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Published: Apr 01, 2013
Vol/Issue: 62(2)
Pages: 291-315
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Brian L. Dorsey

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan 830 North University Avenue Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1048 U.S.A.; The Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino California 91108 U.S.A.

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Thomas Haevermans

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Département Systématique et Evolution UMR 7205 CNRS/MNHN Origine Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité CP 39, 57 rue Cuvier Paris cedex 05 75231 France

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Xavier Aubriot

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Département Systématique et Evolution UMR 7205 CNRS/MNHN Origine Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité CP 39, 57 rue Cuvier Paris cedex 05 75231 France

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Jeffery J. Morawetz

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1500 N. College Avenue Claremont California 91711 U.S.A.

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Ricarda Riina

Real Jardín Botánico CSIC Plaza de Murillo 2 Madrid 28014 Spain

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Victor W. Steinmann

Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío A.P. 386 Pátzcuaro Michoacán 61600 Mexico

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Paul E. Berry

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan 830 North University Avenue Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1048 U.S.A.; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan Herbarium 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor Michigan 48108 U.S.A.

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Brian L. Dorsey, Thomas Haevermans, Xavier Aubriot, et al. (2013). Phylogenetics, morphological evolution, and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia. TAXON, 62(2), 291-315. https://doi.org/10.12705/622.1

Phylogenetics, morphological evolution, and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia

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