Abstract: Several species in the genus Oxalis occupy Peruvian fog oases (Lomas) with a significant habitat-adapted and endemic diversity. Acknowledging this aspect, the genus Oxalis is a conceivable group for evolutionary and biogeographic hypothesis testing, however, molecular resources for the genus still need improvement. We conducted a genome skimming approach to assemble new plastomes from 18 accessions (6 species) of Oxalis collected in Lomas locations in Peru. These complete plastomes of Oxalis species (several reported for the first time) present a highly conserved composition. Our phylogenetic results were congruent with previous section-based backbone phylogenies of Oxalis. However, a closer look at the phylogeny of sect. Carnosae revealed non-monophyletic arrangements involving O. megalorrhiza and O. bulbocastanum individuals. We also propose a set of three hypervariable plastid regions as potential molecular markers. Likewise, an array of primers for nuclear SSR markers based on the most widely distributed species, O. megalorrhiza, were listed and evaluated for their transferability to the other species under examination. These new genomic resources represent a significant development for future population, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies in Oxalis.

Key words: Lomas, Oxalidaceae, phylogeny, plastome variation, nSSR.