A revised infrageneric classification of the genus Peperomia (Piperaceae). Issue 3 (1st June 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A revised infrageneric classification of the genus Peperomia (Piperaceae). Issue 3 (1st June 2015)
- Main Title:
- A revised infrageneric classification of the genus Peperomia (Piperaceae)
- Authors:
- Frenzke, Lena
Scheiris, Emma
Pino, Guillermo
Symmank, Lars
Goetghebeur, Paul
Neinhuis, Christoph
Wanke, Stefan
Samain, Marie-Stéphanie - Abstract:
- Abstract: The classification of species‐rich genera is one of the most challenging tasks in systematics. In this paper we present an updated infrageneric classification of the genus Peperomia (Piperaceae), one of the most species‐rich genera of plants. The classification is based on a molecular phylogeny of 190 accessions and the placement of 1340 of the 1606 currently accepted taxa within this classification. We provide the most comprehensive circumscriptions of Peperomia subgenera since the work of Dahlstedt in 1900, with five newly described subgenera. Fourteen monophyletic groups were revealed by phylogenetic reconstructions, including two newly discovered clades. Extensive field work, monitoring of representative living collections in our botanical gardens, and herbarium studies were the basis for morphological assignment of 80% of Peperomia species to the subgenera recognized and described herein. This work, in combination with the detailed descriptions of these subgenera, will aid field botanists, taxonomists, and ecologists to properly collect and identify species. Although parallel evolution of characters makes identification of species within Peperomia difficult, especially in species‐rich clades, the key to subgenera will provide a useful framework for anyone interested in this genus and will be a reference for further studies in Peperomia .
- Is Part Of:
- Taxon. Volume 64:Issue 3(2015)
- Journal:
- Taxon
- Issue:
- Volume 64:Issue 3(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 64, Issue 3 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0064-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 424
- Page End:
- 444
- Publication Date:
- 2015-06-01
- Subjects:
- Classification -- Molecular phylogeny -- Peperomia -- Piperales -- Species-rich genus
Plants -- Classification -- Periodicals
580.12 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19968175 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.12705/643.4 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0040-0262
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- Legaldeposit
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