J Syst Evol ›› 2019, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (1): 42-54.DOI: 10.1111/jse.12431

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Advances in the systematics and evolution of western Mediterranean representative species of the Pentanema conyzae clade through genetic fingerprinting

David Gutiérrez-Larruscain1,2*, Santiago Andrés-Sánchez2,3, Enrique Rico1, and María Montserrat Martínez-Ortega1,2   

  1. 1Facultad de Biología, Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, University of Salamanca, Licenciado Méndez Nieto Ave., E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
    2Biobanco de ADN Vegetal, Edificio I+D+i, University of Salamanca, Espejo st., E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
    3Facultad de Educacion, Departamento de Didáctica de la Matemática y Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, University of Salamanca, Paseo Canalejas st., E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
  • Received:2018-03-26 Accepted:2018-05-17 Online:2018-06-25 Published:2019-01-10

Abstract:

Forty-five populations of Pentanema corresponding to seven species included in the Pentanema conyzae clade have been studied using AFLP fingerprinting. The results show that allopolyploidization could have been involved in the diversification of this group, specifically in species P. langeanum and P. maletii. Molecular data confirm the presence of P. britannicum in the Iberian Peninsula and key steps are provided to identify the species that are morphologically the most challenging.

Key words: AFLP, Inula, Pentanema, taxonomy, western Mediterranean