ArticleAnnals of botany2008
Friends or relatives? Phylogenetics and species delimitation in the controversial European orchid genus Ophrys.
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- Floral scent in a sexually deceptive Ophrys orchid: from headspace collections to solvent extractions.Plant signaling & behavior · 2019Article
- Evolutionary and functional potential of ploidy increase within individual plants: somatic ploidy mapping of the complex labellum of sexually deceptive bee orchids.Annals of botany · 2018Article
- Integrating restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) with morphological cladistic analysis clarifies evolutionary relationships among major species groups of bee orchids.Annals of botany · 2018Article
- The complete plastid genomes of Ophrys iricolor and O. sphegodes (Orchidaceae) and comparative analyses with other orchids.PloS one · 2018Article
- Phylogenetics of subtribe Orchidinae s.l. (Orchidaceae; Orchidoideae) based on seven markers (plastid matK, psaB, rbcL, trnL-F, trnH-psba, and nuclear nrITS, Xdh): implications for generic delimitation.BMC plant biology · 2017Article
- Floral scent and species divergence in a pair of sexually deceptive orchids.Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
- Genomic diversity guides conservation strategies among rare terrestrial orchid species when taxonomy remains uncertain.Annals of botany · 2017Article
- Sexual Deception in the Eucera-Pollinated Ophrys leochroma: A Chemical Intermediate between Wasp- and Andrena-Pollinated Species.Journal of chemical ecology · 2017Article
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- Phylogeny and classification of the East Asian Amitostigma alliance (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) based on six DNA markers.BMC evolutionary biology · 2015Article
- Characterization of 13 microsatellite markers for Diuris basaltica (Orchidaceae) and related species.Applications in plant sciences · 2014Article
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Abstract
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aimsHighly variable, yet possibly convergent, morphology and lack of sequence variation have severely hindered production of a robust phylogenetic framework for the genus Ophrys. The aim of this study is to produce this framework as a basis for more rigorous species delimitation and conservation recommendations.
methodsNuclear and plastid DNA sequencing and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) were performed on 85 accessions of Ophrys, spanning the full range of species aggregates currently recognized. Data were analysed using a combination of parsimony and Bayesian tree-building techniques and by principal co-ordinates analysis. KEY
resultsComplementary phylogenetic analyses and ordinations using nuclear, plastid and AFLP datasets identify ten genetically distinct groups (six robust) within the genus that may in turn be grouped into three sections (treated as subgenera by some authors). Additionally, genetic evidence is provided for a close relationship between the O. tenthredinifera, O. bombyliflora and O. speculum groups. The combination of these analytical techniques provides new insights into Ophrys systematics, notably recognition of the novel O. umbilicata group.
conclusionsHeterogeneous copies of the nuclear ITS region show that some putative Ophrys species arose through hybridization rather than divergent speciation. The supposedly highly specific pseudocopulatory pollination syndrome of Ophrys is demonstrably 'leaky', suggesting that the genus has been substantially over-divided at the species level.
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