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Recent Topics Posters Oleas, Nora H. [1], Barnes, Charles W. [2], Ordonez, Maria E. [3], Peñafiel, Nicolás [1], Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen [4]. Evaluating the phylogenetic relationship of Berberis species in Ecuador. The genus Berberis has two main areas of concentration, temperate SE Asia and along the Andes in South America. The discussion of Berberis species have increased recently because of the latest wheat rust disease outbreaks in East Africa, likely resulting from the sexual recombination of the rust on its Berberis alternate host. Only Berberis sensu stricto (simple leaves, i.e., not Mahonia) occurs in South America. More than 30 Berberis species have been reported in Ecuador, half of them endemic. However most of the herbarium collections are types that have only been found one time and /or date back 20 years or more. Therefore, the current state of the systematics and taxonomy of Berberis in Ecuador is largely unknown. Our goal is to better understand the diversity of Berberis in Ecuador. Preliminary data shows that the Ecuadorian Berberis are phylogenetically distinct from those of Argentina and Brazil. B. hallii and B. grandiflora form well supported monophyletic groups. To fully understand Berberis diversity in Ecuador, we plan to increase our collecting sampling.
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1 - Universidad Tecnologica Indoamerica, BioCamb, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador
2 - Universidad de las Américas, Sede Queri, Calle José Queri S/N, Quito, Ecuador
3 - Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, School of Biological Sciences, Av. 12 octubre 1076, Quito, Ecuador
4 - Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63166, USA
Keywords:
Berberis
Andes
Phylogeny.
Presentation Type: Recent Topics Poster
Session: P
Location: Hall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Date: Monday, July 27th, 2015
Time: 5:30 PM
Number: PRT041
Abstract ID:1827
Candidate for Awards:None |
