Revisiting the molecular circumscription of Sladeniaceae sensu lato (Ericales): Insights from phylogenetic discordance
Our findings suggest that stochastic sorting of ancestral plastid polymorphisms during rapid diversification may be the primary cause of cytonuclear discordance in the placement of Ficalhoa, although ancient plastid capture cannot be ruled out. These results support the inclusion of Ficalhoa within Pentaphylacaceae and underscore the roles of rapid diversification and incomplete lineage sorting in shaping deep phylogenetic relationships in Ericales.
Authors
- Chih‐Chieh Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-6309)
- Zhi‐Qiong Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-1213)
- Jing‐Yi Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-1597)
- Lin‐Bo Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0848-7960)
- Shufeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-4432)
- Jun‐Bo Yang
- Jinjin Hu
Institutions
- Kunming Institute of Botany (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (CN)
- Field Museum of Natural History (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70141
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00