A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses.
Apollo (University of Cambridge)
Abstract
Phylogenies are a central and indispensable tool for evolutionary and ecological research. Even though most angiosperm families are well investigated from a phylogenetic point of view, there are far less possibilities to carry out large-scale meta-analyses at order level or higher. Here, we reconstructed a large-scale dated phylogeny including nearly 1/8th of all angiosperm species, based on two plastid barcoding genes, matK (incl. trnK) and rbcL. Novel sequences were generated for several species, while the rest of the data were mined from GenBank. The resulting tree was dated using 56 angiosperm fossils as calibration points. The resulting megaphylogeny is one of the largest dated phylogenetic tree of angiosperms yet, consisting of 36,101 sampled species, representing 8,399 genera, 426 families and all orders. This novel framework will be useful for investigating different broad scale research questions in ecological and evolutionary biology.
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Meise Botanic Garden · KU Leuven
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
Laboratory for Plant Conservation and Population Biology, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium Laboratory for Plant Conservation and Population Biology, KULeuven Leuven Belgium
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Université de Montpellier · Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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DIADE, IRD, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France DIADE, IRD, Univ. Montpellier Montpellier France
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · Université de Montpellier · Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement · UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier Montpellier France
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Université de Montpellier · Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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DIADE, IRD, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France DIADE, IRD, Univ. Montpellier Montpellier France
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
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Royal Museum for Central Africa
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RMCA, Tervuren, Belgium RMCA Tervuren Belgium
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Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium Botanic Garden Meise Meise Belgium
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · Université de Montpellier · Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement · UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier Montpellier France
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University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens Kew United Kingdom
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · Université de Montpellier · Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement · UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France AMAP Lab, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Univ Montpellier Montpellier France
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Université de Bangui - Cerphameta, Bangui, Central African Republic Université de Bangui - Cerphameta Bangui Central African Republic
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Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche, Bangui, Central African Republic Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche Bangui Central African Republic
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Vincent S. F. T. Merckx Aachen Understanding Evolution Group Naturalis Biodiversity Center Netherlands Understanding Evolution Group Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center · University of Amsterdam
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Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands
Understanding Evolution Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Understanding Evolution Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands
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Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Natural History Museum, University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium
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