Turkish Journal of Botany
Author ORCID Identifier
MEI-LIN QIAN: 0000-0001-2345-6789
YA-PING CHEN: 0000-0002-7502-1848
TUNCAY DİRMENCİ: 0000-0003-3038-6904
YUEFEI ZHAO: 0000-0001-7328-2262
GUO-XIONG HU: 0009-0007-6983-0626
FERHAT CELEP: 0000-0003-3280-8373
BO LI: 0000-0003-1628-8128
CHUNLEI XIANG: 0000-0001-8775-6967
DOI
10.55730/1300-008X.2825
Abstract
With approximately 80 species across six genera (Leonurus, Lagopsis, Panzerina, Lagochilus, Chaiturus, and Loxocalyx), the tribe Leonureae represents one of the most morphologically diverse tribes within the subfamily Lamioideae of Lamiaceae. Previous studies indicated that Leonurus and Lagopsis are not monophyletic, and relationships among and within these genera remain unclear due to limited sampling and DNA markers. In this study, we present the most comprehensive phylogenomic analyses of Leonureae based on complete plastome sequences and 127 nuclear loci retrieved from next-generation sequencing data. Our results provide strong evidence for the monophyly of Leonureae, which can be further divided into six major clades. Consistent with previous studies, our analyses support that the traditionally defined Leonurus and Lagopsis are not monophyletic and should be reclassified. Consequently, we propose a new genus, Paraleonurus, along with six new combinations, based on molecular phylogenetic results and morphological evidences. The new genus differs from other genera of Leonureae by having palmately 3-lobed leaves, long spikelike verticillasters, inconspicuously 2-lipped calyces, and a emarginate middle lobe of lower corolla lip.
Keywords
Lagochilus, Lagopsis, Leonurus, Next-generation sequencing, Paraleonurus, taxonomy
First Page
427
Last Page
440
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Recommended Citation
QIAN, MEI-LIN; CHEN, YA-PING; DİRMENCİ, TUNCAY; ZHAO, YUE; HU, GUO-XIONG; ZHAO, FEI; CELEP, FERHAT; LI, BO; and XIANG, CHUNLEI
(2024)
"Phylogenomics of the tribe Leonureae reveals a new genus: Paraleonurus (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae),"
Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 48:
No.
7, Article 4.
https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-008X.2825
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol48/iss7/4