EDDIE, W. M.1*, T. SHULKINA2, J. GASKIN3, R. HABERLE4, and R. K. JANSEN5. 1Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712; 2Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O.Box 299, Saint Louis, MO 63166; 3Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd.,St. Louis, MO 63110-2291; 4Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712; 5Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712. - Reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Campanulaceae s.str. using ITS
sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA.
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The phylogeny of the Campanulaceae as inferred from ITS sequences of
almost 100 taxa comprising the majority of genera reveals a division
of the family into two major clades. The basal clade consists of
tropical and Asian taxa of the platycodonoid alliance. The other clade
consists of wahlenbergioid taxa of the southern hemisphere and
campanuloid taxa of the northern hemisphere. These results are
consistent with pollen data and are remarkably congruent with data
from genome rearrangements and sequences from several chloroplast
genes. The topology of the campanuloid clade suggests that large
genera such as Campanula are not monophyletic .
Key words: Campanulaceae, DNA, ITS, nuclear, phylogeny, ribosomal