Phylogenomic study of Orostachys using Angiosperms353: polyphyly of subsections with taxonomic consequences
Unlike previous studies, our Angiosperms353 data demonstrate that O. subsect. <i>Orostachys</i> forms a completely independent lineage, representing the most important finding of this study. The high support values confirm the reliability of our results and demonstrate the effectiveness of the Angiosperms353 approach in resolving complex evolutionary relationships within morphologically challenging plant groups. Our findings support treating <i>O. ramosa</i> and <i>O. japonica f. polycephala</i> as synonyms of <i>O. malacophylla</i> and <i>O. japonica</i>, respectively, while recognizing the endemic Korean species <i>O. margaritifolia</i>, <i>O. latielliptica</i>, <i>O. chongsunensis</i>, and <i>O. iwarenge f. magnus</i> as independent taxa.
Authors
- Hyeok Jae Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-0071)
- Halam Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2735-4389)
- H Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-7682)
- Ha-Rim Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8248-9294)
- Kyeong‐Sik Cheon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-7379)
- Kyung-Ah Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-6973)
- Yoo Jung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-3173)
- Hyunjoung Kwak
- Jieun Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5595-3271)
Institutions
- Kangwon National University (KR)
- Changwon National University (KR)
- Sangji University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1696546
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Education, India
- Korea National Arboretum
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea