Abstract
Sorocea (Moraceae) includes approximately 25 species with a Neotropical distribution and can be recognized by being shrubs to dioecious trees with paired or solitary racemose inflorescences in the leaf axils. The number of species and the phylogenetic position of this genus are divergent according to different studies. In this work, we performed a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Sorocea including species after Berg’s study of the genus for the Flora Neotropica. We analysed 42 accessions of Moraceae (34 taxa), including all tribes, being 21 accessions of Sorocea (13 taxa). The phylogenetic analyses were based on plastid (trnL-F) and nuclear (ITS 4-5 and FA16180b) markers using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. The analyses of the combined data strongly supported the monophyly of Sorocea and its position in the Moreae tribe. The genus can be divided into three major well-supported clades, for which we described novel morphological characteristics. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses suggest the ressurection of S. jureiana, S. klotzschiana, S. racemosa and S. uaupensis as species.
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