Abstract
Structural data were combined with trnL-F and internal transcribed spacer sequences from other studies and with new sequences representing ten additional species to clarify the phylogenetic relationships of Rhus s.s. These data indicate that Rhus s.s and both subgenera, Rhus and Lobadium, are monophyletic. The genus Rhus is supported as monophyletic by the presence of red glandular hairs on the berries and inflorescence axis, cilia on the sepals and glands on the leaf blades. Subgenus Rhus can be identified by the presence of more than seven resin channels in the petiole, weakly percurrent tertiary veins and a type I vascular system in the mid-vein. Subgenus Lobadium is characterized by the presence of short bracteoles and pedicels. This subgenus is divided into four sections, Lobadium, Rhoeidium, Styphonia and Terebinthifolia. Section Lobadium has trifoliate leaves; section Rhoeidium is monotypic, including only Rhus microphylla; section Styphonia is supported by five synapomorphies, including an incomplete marginal vein, fibres in the petiole, a thick cuticle, two layers of palisade parenchyma and prismatic crystals in the mesophyll; and section Terebinthifolia has gelatinous xylary fibres in the petiole. Hypotheses about the evolutionary changes of these characters are presented based on the cladograms. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 176, 452–468.
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