Abstract
BackgroundThe Styracaceae are a woody, dicotyledonous family containing 12 genera and an estimated 160 species. Recent studies have shown that Styrax and Sinojackia are monophyletic, Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia cluster into a clade with an approximately 20-kb inversion in the Large Single-Copy (LSC) region. Halesia and Pterostyrax are not supported as monophyletic, while Melliodendron and Changiostyrax always form sister clades. Perkinsiodendron and Changiostyrax are newly established genera of Styracaceae. However, the phylogenetic relationship of Styracaceae at the generic level needs further research.ResultsWe collected 28 complete plastomes of Styracaceae, including 12 sequences newly reported here and 16 publicly available sequences, comprising 11 of the 12 genera of Styracaceae. All species possessed the typical quadripartite structure of angiosperm plastomes, with sequence differences being minor, except for a large 20-kb (14 genes) inversion found in Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia. Seven coding sequences (rps4, rpl23, accD, rpoC1, psaA, rpoA and ndhH) were identified to possess positively selected sites. Phylogenetic reconstructions based on seven data sets (i.e., LSC, SSC, IR, Coding, Non-coding, combination of LSC + SSC and concatenation of LSC + SSC + one IR) produced similar topologies. In our analyses, all genera were strongly supported as monophyletic. Styrax was sister to the remaining genera. Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia form a clade. Halesia diptera does not cluster with Perkinsiodendron, while Perkinsiodendron and Rehderodendron form a clade. Changiostyrax is sister to a clade of Pterostyrax and Sinojackia.ConclusionOverall, our results demonstrate the power of plastid phylogenomics in improving estimates of phylogenetic relationships among genera. This study also provides insight into plastome evolution across Styracaceae.
Highlights
The Styracaceae are a woody, dicotyledonous family containing 12 genera and an estimated 160 spe‐ cies
The results showed that Styrax was monophyletic, while Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia clustered in a clade with an approximate 20-kb inversion in the Large Single-Copy (LSC) region
The results show that the degree of evolution in the noncoding regions is greater than that of coding regions, and highly variable noncoding regions are of great value for the study of plant phylogenetics [67, 68]
Summary
The Styracaceae are a woody, dicotyledonous family containing 12 genera and an estimated 160 spe‐ cies. Recent studies have shown that Styrax and Sinojackia are monophyletic, Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia cluster into a clade with an approximately 20-kb inversion in the Large Single-Copy (LSC) region. Halesia and Pterostyrax are not supported as monophyletic, while Melliodendron and Changiostyrax always form sister clades. Perkinsiodendron and Changiostyrax are newly established genera of Styracaceae. & Spreng (Ericales) comprise an angiosperm clade of 12 genera and over 160 species, mainly distributed in regions of Asia, as well as tropical and temperate America, and the Mediterranean [1]. The ovary is superior and a persistent hypanthium forms only at the base of the fruit at maturity [Alniphyllum Matsum (three species), Bruinsmia Boerl. The ovary of Huodendron Rehder (four species) is semisuperior with a persistent hypanthium extending from the base to about two-thirds of the fruit length [1, 2], a feature considered to be transitional
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