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Chloroplast DNA Variation in the Asteraceae: Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Implications

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Molecular Systematics of Plants

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The sunflower family (Asteraceae) is one of the largest families of flowering plants, consisting of approximately 1,100 genera and 25,000 species (Jeffrey, 1978). The family has been variously divided into two or three subfamilies and 10 to 17 tribes (reviewed in Jansen et al., 1991a; Bremer, 1987). In addition to the disagreement concerning intrafamilial relationships, the phylogenetic affinities of the Asteraceae to other angiosperm families have been the topic of considerable debate (Cronquist, 1955,Cronquist, 1977, 1981; Carlquist, 1976; Wagenitz, 1976; Stebbins, 1977; Turner, 1977a; Jeffrey, 1977; Bremer, 1987). Until recently, systematic studies in the family relied on more traditional taxonomic characters and less rigorous phylogenetic methods. During the past five years we have been examining chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) variation in the Asteraceae to evaluate phylogenetic relationships at a wide range of taxonomic levels using several cladistic methods. We have accumulated restriction site data for approximately 250 genera in the family from all currently recognized tribes. In addition, we have sequenced the gene encoding the large subunit of ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) from representative species in the Asteraceae and putatively related families. Our studies, which have produced the largest molecular data set for any plant family, have allowed us to perform phylogenetic comparisons from the intraspecific to the interfamilial levels.

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Jansen, R.K. et al. (1992). Chloroplast DNA Variation in the Asteraceae: Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Implications. In: Soltis, P.S., Soltis, D.E., Doyle, J.J. (eds) Molecular Systematics of Plants. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3276-7_11

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