Skip to main content
Log in

Phylogenetic relationships among genera of Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae) inferred from plastid DNA and seed morphology

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Journal of Plant Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The tribe Massonieae Baker (Hyacinthaceae-Hyacinthoideae) presently consists of about 19 genera and 230 species distributed from Africa (south of the Sahara) to Madagascar and India. Based on atpB and trnL-F DNA sequences the tribe is monophyletic only when the genus Pseudoprospero is excluded from Massonieae. In most trnL-F trees, this genus occupies a basal position within subfamily Hyacinthoideae and is sister to the rest of the subfamily. Molecular data suggest that the remaining genera of Massonieae do not share common ancestry with the Eurasian/North-African tribe Hyacintheae Dumort. (Scilla, Hyacinthus and allies), and thus a narrow concept of the essentially Eurasian genus Scilla is supported. Members of well-supported clades in Massonieae usually show similarities in seed characteristics as determined by scanning electron microscopy. Phylogenetic position and seed morphology indicate that Massonia angustifolia and M. zeyheri do not belong to the genus Massonia but fall into a clade together with Daubenya, Androsiphon and Amphisiphon. The genus Whiteheadia appears paraphyletic in the 50% majority rule trnL-F tree and occupies a basal position next to Massonia. However, in the strict consensus tree neither monophyly nor polyphyly can be excluded for this genus. Seed appendages are documented for members of the genera Ledebouria and Lachenalia. Within the genera of Massonieae there is a tendency towards bending of the seed axis. This phenomenon is most obvious within the genus Lachenalia. Delimitation of genera based on seed morphology largely agrees with the results of molecular studies. Correlation between number, size and color of seeds, geographical distribution and phylogenetic position of the genera are discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2a–c.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Baker JG (1873) Revision of the genera and species of Scilleae and Chlorogaleae. J Linn Soc Bot 13:209–292

    Google Scholar 

  • Chase MW, Soltis D, Soltis P, Rudall PJ, Fay MF, Hahn WJ, Sullivan S, Joseph J, Molvray M, Kores PJ, Givinish TJ, Sytsma KJ, Pires JC (2000) Higher-level systematics of the monocotyledons: an assessment of current knowledge and a new classification. In: Wilson KL, Morrison DA (eds) Monocots: systematics and evolution. CSIRO, Melbourne, pp 3–16

    Google Scholar 

  • Farris JS, Kallersjo M, Kluge AG, Bult C (1994) Testing significance of congruence. Cladistics 10:315–320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Farris JS, Kallersjo M, Kluge AG, Bult C (1995) Constructing a significance test for incongruence. Syst Biol 44:570–572

    Google Scholar 

  • Fay MF, Rudall PJ, Sullivan S, Stobart KL, de Bruijn AY, Reeves G, Qamaruz-Zaman F, Hong W-P, Joseph J, Hahn WJ, Conran JG, Chase MW (2000) Phylogenetic studies of Asparagales based on four plastid DNA regions. In: Wilson KL, Morrison DA (eds) Monocots: systematics and evolution. CSIRO, Melbourne, pp 360–371

    Google Scholar 

  • Felsenstein J (1985) Confidence limits on phylogenies: an approach using the bootstrap. Evolution 39:783–791

    Google Scholar 

  • Fitch WM (1971) Toward defining the course of evolution: minimum change for a specific tree topology. Syst Zool 20:406–416

    Google Scholar 

  • Genetics Computer Group (1994) Program manual for the Wisconsin package, version 8. GCG, Madison, Wis.

  • Goldblatt P, Manning JC (2000) Cape plants. A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9:93–108

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoot SB, Culham A, Crane PR (1995) The utility of atpB gene sequences in resolving phylogenetic relationships: comparison with rbcL and 18S ribosomal DNA sequences in the Lardizabalaceae. Ann Mo Bot Gard 82:194–207

    Google Scholar 

  • Huber H (1969) Die Samenmerkmale und Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Liliifloren. Mitt Bot Staatssamml Muenchen 8:219–538

    Google Scholar 

  • Jessop JP (1970) Studies in the bulbous Liliaceae in South Africa: 1. Scilla, Schizocarphus and Ledebouria. J S Afr Bot 36:233–266

    Google Scholar 

  • Jessop JP (1975) Studies in the bulbous Liliaceae in South Africa: 5. Seed surface characters and generic groupings. J S Afr Bot 41:67–85

    Google Scholar 

  • Lewis GJ (1947) Scilla plumbea. Flowering plants of Africa. 26:t. 1006 + 2 pp

  • Lindley J (1830) Scilla plumbea. Lead-coloured Scilla. Edward's botanical register 16:t. 1355 + 2 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Maddison WP, Maddison DR (1992) MacClade: analysis of phylogeny and character evolution, version 3.0. Sinauer Ass, Sunderland, Mass.

    Google Scholar 

  • Müller-Doblies U, Müller-Doblies D (1997) A partial revision of the tribe Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae) 1. Survey, including three novelties from Namibia: a new genus, a second species in the monotypic Whiteheadia, and a new combination in Massonia. Feddes Repert 108:49–96

    Google Scholar 

  • Netolitzky F (1926) Anatomie der Angiospermensamen. Bornträger, Berlin

  • Pfosser M, Speta F (1999) Phylogenetics of Hyacinthaceae based on plastid DNA sequences. Ann Mo Bot Gard 86:852–875

    Google Scholar 

  • Pfosser M, Speta F (2001) Bufadienolides and DNA sequences: on lumping and smashing of subfamily Urgineoideae (Hyacinthaceae). Stapfia 75:177–250

    Google Scholar 

  • Pfosser M, Speta F (2003) From Scilla to Charybdis—is our voyage safer now? Plant Syst Evol (in press)

  • Savolainen V, Chase MW, Hoot S, Morton CM, Soltis D, Bayer C, Fay MF, de Bruijn AY, Sullivan S, Qiu Y-L (2000) Phylogenetics of flowering plants based upon a combined analysis of plastid atpB and rbcL gene sequences. Syst Biol 49:306–362

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sernander R (1906) Entwurf einer Monographie der europäischen Myrmekochoren. K Vetensk Acad Handl 41:1–410

    Google Scholar 

  • Speta F (1972) Entwicklungsgeschichte und Karyologie von Elaiosomen an Samen und Früchten. Naturkd Jahrb Stadt Linz 18:9–65

    Google Scholar 

  • Speta F (1998a) Systematische Analyse der Gattung Scilla L. (Hyacinthaceae). Phyton (Horn, Austria) 38:1–141

  • Speta F (1998b) Hyacinthaceae. In: Kubitzki K (ed) The families and genera of vascular plants. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 261–285

  • Staden J van, Pan M (2001) Genetic diversity of blue-flowered Scilla species as determined by random amplified polymorphic DNA. S Afr J Bot 67:344–348

    Google Scholar 

  • Stedje B (1998) Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation of sub-Saharan Scilla and allied African genera as inferred from morphological and DNA sequence data. Plant Syst Evol 211:1–11

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Stedje B (2000) The evolutionary relationships of the genera Drimia, Thuranthos, Bowiea and Schizobasis discussed in the light of morphology and chloroplast DNA sequence data. In: Wilson KL, Morrison DA (eds) Monocots: systematics and evolution. CSIRO, Melbourne, pp 414–417

    Google Scholar 

  • Swofford DL (2000) PAUP* Phylogenetic analysis using parsimony (*and other methods), version 4. Sinauer, Sunderland, Mass.

  • Werker E (1997) Seed anatomy. Bornträger, Berlin

  • Wetschnig W, Pfosser M, Prenner G (2002) Zur Samenmorphologie der Massonieae Baker 1871 (Hyacinthaceae) im Lichte phylogenetisch interpretierter molekularer Befunde. Stapfia 80:349–379

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We thank all private collectors and botanical gardens that supplied us with living plant material and seeds. W.W. appreciates a grant given by the Republic of South Africa, which allowed him to spend half a year in South Africa to study and collect Hyacinthaceae. We are grateful to the Institute of Plant Physiology (University of Graz) for permission to use their SEM.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M. Pfosser.

Appendix

Appendix

List of taxa of Hyacinthaceae investigated in this study, with vouchers, citation information, and EMBL accession numbers. All vouchers are deposited in LI unless otherwise indicated. Two accession numbers for the trnL-F locus indicate that the sequences for the trnL intron and the trnL-F spacer have been deposited separately

Species

Subfamily

Voucher

Origin

EMBL accession numbers

Citation (trnL-F/atpB)

trnL-F

atpB

Amphisiphon stylosa W.F. Barker 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1160

S Africa

AJ507957

This paper/−

Amphisiphon stylosa W.F. Barker 2

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1144

S Africa

AJ507959

This paper/−

Amphisiphon stylosa W.F. Barker 3

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1145

S Africa

AJ507958

This paper/−

Amphisiphon stylosa W.F. Barker 4a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1120

S Africa

−/−

Androsiphon capense Schltr.a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1129

S Africa

AJ507955

This paper/−

Autonoe haemorrhoidalis (Webb & Berth.) Speta 1

Hyacinthoideae

Klenner H160

Spain

AJ232518/AJ232641

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Autonoe haemorrhoidales (Webb & Berth.) Speta 2

Hyacinthoideae

Vitek 1993

Spain

AJ508001

This paper/−

Autonoe latifolia (Willd.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Ehrendorfer H015

Morocco

AJ232517/AJ232640

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Barnardia scilloides Lindl. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H599

Korea

AJ507998

AJ508218

This paper/this paper

Barnardia scilloides Lindl. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H638

Japan

AJ507999

AJ508219

This paper/this paper

Bellevalia aff. brevipedicellata Turrill

Hyacinthoideae

Jahn H214

Greece

AJ232547/AJ232670

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Bellevalia trifoliata Kunth

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H052

Greece

AJ232548/AJ232671

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Brimeura amethystina (L.) Chouard

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H225

cult. ex B. G. Tallinn

AJ232510/AJ232633

AJ508216

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Chouardia litardierei (Breistr.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H230

Croatia

AJ232541/AJ232664

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Daubenya aurea Lindl. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1162

S Africa

AJ507956

AJ508204

This paper/this paper

Daubenya aurea Lindl. 2a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1107

S Africa

−/−

Drimiopsis barteri Baker

Hyacinthoideae

A. Bjørnstad 1158

Tanzania

Z99137/Z99138

Stedje 1998/−

Drimiopsis botryoides Baker ssp. botryoides

Hyacinthoideae

Nordal 1600

Tanzania

Z99139/Z99140

Stedje 1998/−

Drimiopsis kirkii Baker

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser L121

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ507952

This paper/−

Drimiopsis maculata Lindley

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H002

cult. LI

AJ232502/AJ232625

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Drimiopsis sp.

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H642

Madagascar

AJ507953

AJ508202

This paper/this paper

Eucomis bicolor Bak.a

Hyacinthoideae

Schnabel M162

S Africa

AJ507933

AJ508198

This paper/this paper

Eucomis montana Comptona

Hyacinthoideae

Schnabel M130

S Africa

AJ507932

AJ508197

This paper/this paper

Eucomis punctata (Thunb.) L'Herit.

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H221

cult. LI

AJ232500/AJ232623

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Eucomis regia (L.) L'Herit.a

Hyacinthoideae

Schnabel 2001

S Africa

−/−

Eucomis zambesiaca Baker

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig M163

ex Manchester Univ.

AJ507934

This paper/−

Fessia greilhuberi (Speta) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H013

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232534/AJ232657

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Fessia puschkinioides (E. Regel) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Fritsch H211

Tadschikistan

AJ232536/AJ232659

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Fessia vvedenskyi (Pazij) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H234

Uzbekistan

AJ232535/AJ232658

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthella dalmatica (Baker) Chouard

Hyacinthoideae

Gutermann H297

Croatia

AJ232526/AJ232649

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthella heldreichii (Boiss.) Chouard

Hyacinthoideae

Markus H210

Turkey

AJ232527/AJ232650

AJ508213

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Hyacinthoides aristidis (Coss.) Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Schneider H065

Algeria

AJ232521/AJ232644

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthoides hispanica (Mill.) Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Voglmayr H338

Spain

AJ232525/AJ232648

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthoides italica (L.) Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H300

France

AJ232519/AJ232642

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthoides lingulata (Poir.) Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Koenen H066

Tunisia

AJ232520/AJ232643

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H235

France

AJ232524/AJ232647

AJ508217

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Hyacinthoides reverchonii (Degen & Hervier) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Voglmayr H307

Spain

AJ232523/AJ232646

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthoides vincentina (Hoffmanns. & Link) Rothm.

Hyacinthoideae

Scheiblreiter H305

Portugal

AJ232522/AJ232645

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Hyacinthus litwinowii Czerniakowska

Hyacinthoideae

Akhani H573

Iran

AJ508689

This paper/−

Hyacinthus orientalis L.

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H067

Romania

AJ232539/AJ232662

AJ508215

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Hyacinthus orientalis L. var. alba

Hyacinthoideae

J. Plass M178

Syria

AJ508002

This paper/−

Lachenalia aloides (L. f.) Engl. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H159

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232508/AJ232631

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Lachenalia aloides (L. f.) Engl. 2a

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2002

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia angelica W. F. Barkera

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2003

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia bulbifera (Cyr.) Engl.a

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2004

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia cf. pusilla Jacq. 1a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1146

S Africa

AJ507988

This paper/−

Lachenalia cf. pusilla Jacq. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1164

S Africa

AJ507987

This paper/−

Lachenalia contaminata Aiton

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser M141

S Africa

AJ507985

This paper/−

Lachenalia liliflora Jacq.a

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2005

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia mathewsii W. F. Barkera

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2006

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia pallida Aiton 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1168

S Africa

AJ507981

This paper/−

Lachenalia pallida Aiton 2

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H021

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232507/AJ232630

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Lachenalia pusilla Jacq.

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1115

S Africa

AJ507986

AJ508207

This paper/this paper

Lachenalia rubida Jacq. 1a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1131

S Africa

AJ507982

This paper/−

Lachenalia rubida Jacq. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser M140

S Africa

AJ507983

This paper/−

Lachenalia sp. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1110

S Africa

AJ507984

This paper/−

Lachenalia undulata Masson ex Bak.a

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2007

S Africa

−/−

Lachenalia zebrina W. F. Barkera

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2008

S Africa

−/−

Ledebouria cf. concolor (Bak.) Jessopa

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1412

S Africa

AJ507946

This paper/−

Ledebouria cordifolia (Baker) Stedje & Thulin

Hyacinthoideae

Nordal & Stedje 2409

Malawi

Z99143/Z99144

Stedje 1998/−

Ledebouria floribunda (Baker) Jessopa

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1433

S Africa

AJ507937

−/−

Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Jha H838

India

AJ507944

This paper/−

Ledebouria hyacinthina Roth. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Jha H839

India

AJ507945

This paper/−

Ledebouria revoluta (L. f.) Jessop

Hyacinthoideae

Nordal 2082

Zimbabwe

Z99146/Z99147

Stedje 1998/−

Ledebouria socialis (Baker) Jessop

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H014

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232501/AJ232624

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Ledebouria somaliensis (Baker) Stedje & Thulin

Hyacinthoideae

Nordal 2296

Ethiopia

Z99150/Z99151

Stedje 1998/−

Ledebouria sp. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H641

Madagascar

AJ507938

AJ508200

This paper/this paper

Ledebouria sp. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H795

Guinea

AJ507941

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 3a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1421

S Africa

AJ507939

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 4

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1419

S Africa

AJ507940

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 5

Hyacinthoideae

Mucina LM201001/5

S Africa

AJ507947

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 6

Hyacinthoideae

Mucina LM201001/9B

S Africa

AJ507948

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 7

Hyacinthoideae

Mucina LM201001/6

S Africa

AJ507949

This paper/−

Ledebouria sp. 8

Hyacinthoideae

Mucina LM201001/9A

S Africa

AJ507950

This paper/−

Massonia angustifolia L. f.a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1101

S Africa

AJ507960

This paper/−

Massonia cf. depressa Houtt.

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1136

S Africa

AJ507968

This paper/−

Massonia cf. echinata L. f. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1135

S Africa

AJ507971

This paper/−

Massonia cf. echinata L. f. 2a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1137

S Africa

AJ507973

This paper/−

Massonia cf. pygmaea Kuntha

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1161

S Africa

AJ507967

This paper/−

Massonia cf. tenella Soland. ex Bakera

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1145

S Africa

AJ507976

This paper/−

Massonia depressa Houtt. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1142

S Africa

AJ507980

AJ508206

This paper/this paper

Massonia depressa Houtt. 2a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1140

S Africa

AJ507972

This paper/−

Massonia pustulata Jacq.a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1148

S Africa

AJ507970

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1138

S Africa

AJ507974

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1132

S Africa

AJ507969

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 3

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1134

S Africa

AJ507978

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 4

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1139

S Africa

AJ507975

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 5

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1143

S Africa

AJ507977

This paper/−

Massonia sp. 6

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1133

S Africa

AJ507979

This paper/−

Massonia zeyheri Kunth 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1153

S Africa

AJ507961

This paper/−

Massonia zeyheri Kunth 2a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1109

S Africa

AJ507962

This paper/−

Merwilla natalensis (Planchon) Spetaa

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1534

S Africa

AJ507931

This paper/−

Merwilla sp. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Puff H219

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232499/AJ232622

AJ508196

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Merwilla sp. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Puff H218

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232498/AJ232621

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

Hyacinthoideae

Kleesadl H011

Austria

AJ232545/AJ232668

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Muscari comosum (L.) Mill.

Hyacinthoideae

Neuner H056

Italy

AJ232546/AJ232669

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Muscari macrocarpum Sweet

Hyacinthoideae

Fritsch H212

Turkey

AJ232544/AJ232667

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Muscari parviflorum Desf.

Hyacinthoideae

J. Plass M138

Syria

AJ508003

This paper/−

Nectaroscilla hyacinthoides (L.) Parl.

Hyacinthoideae

Scheiblreiter H016

Portugal

AJ232542/AJ232665

AJ508210

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Oncostema dimartinoi Raf.

Hyacinthoideae

Vezda H178

Italy

AJ232514/AJ232637

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Oncostema peruviana (L.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H198

Portugal

AJ232516/AJ232639

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Oncostema villosa (Desf.) Raf.

Hyacinthoideae

Gruber H217

Tunisia

AJ232515/AJ232638

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Othocallis siberica (Haw. in Andr.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H982

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ508214

−/this paper

Othocallis sp.

Hyacinthoideae

Pasche H179

Turkey

AJ232533/AJ232656

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Periboea oliveri U. & D. Müller-Dobliesa

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 0005

S Africa

AJ507989

This paper/−

Periboea paucifolia (W. F. Barker) U. & D. Müller-Doblies

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1154

S Africa

AJ507990

AJ508208

This paper/this paper

Pfosseria bithynica (Boiss.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Vasak H232

Bulgaria

AJ232540/AJ232663

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Polyxena calcicola U. & D. Müller-Doblies

Hyacinthoideae

Müller-Doblies H216

S Africa

AJ232506/AJ232629

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1113

S Africa

AJ507994

AJ508209

This paper/this paper

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1157

S Africa

AJ507992

This paper/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 3

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1150

S Africa

AJ507996

This paper/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 4

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1104

S Africa

AJ507995

This paper/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 5

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1156

S Africa

AJ507993

This paper/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 6

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1147

S Africa

AJ507991

This paper/−

Polyxena ensifolia (Thunb.) Schönl. 7a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1114

S Africa

−/−

Polyxena sp.

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders M061

S Africa

AJ507997

This paper/−

Prospero elisae Speta 1

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H068

Greece

AJ232530/AJ232653

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Prospero elisae Speta 2

Hyacinthoideae

Ehrendorfer H155

Greece

AJ232531/AJ232654

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Prospero haritonidae Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H027

Greece

AJ232528/AJ232651

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Prospero obtusifolium (Poiret) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

HC H053

Morocco

AJ232529/AJ232652

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1322–01

S Africa

AJ507928

AJ508195

This paper/this paper

Puschkinia scilloides Adams. var. libanotica

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H229

Lebanon

AJ508688

This paper/−

Resnova humifusa (Baker) U. & D. Müller-Doblies

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1524

S Africa

AJ507942

AJ508201

This paper/this paper

Resnova maxima Merwea

Hyacinthoideae

Hankey M275

S Africa

AJ507943

This paper/−

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) Merwe 1a

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders M132

S Africa

AJ507936

AJ508199

This paper/this paper

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) Merwe 2

Hyacinthoideae

Stedje 94/15

Zimbabwe

Z99157/Z99158

Stedje 1998/−

Schnarfia messeniaca (Boiss.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Pfosser H640

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ508004

AJ508212

This paper/this paper

Scilla albescens Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H237

Greece

AJ232553/AJ232676

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla cf. bulgarica Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H158

Romania

AJ232555/AJ232678

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla cf. plumbea Lindl.

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders M164

S Africa

AJ507954

AJ508205

This paper/this paper

Scilla cydonia Speta acc. 1

Hyacinthoideae

Jahn et al. H215

Greece

AJ232549/AJ232672

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla cydonia Speta acc. 2

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H489

Greece

AJ232550/AJ232673

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla nana (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H238

Greece

AJ232552/AJ232675

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla siehei (Stapf) Speta cv. "Pink Giant"

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H010

cult. LI

AJ232551/AJ232674

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Scilla spetana Kereszty

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H227

Austria

AJ232556/AJ232679

AJ508211

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Scilla subnivalis (Halacsy) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H240

Greece

AJ232554/AJ232677

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Tractema lilio-hyacinthus (L.) Speta

Hyacinthoideae

Hoog & Hoog H298

Spain

AJ232511/AJ232634

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Tractema monophyllos (Link) Speta 1

Hyacinthoideae

Raus H049

Spain

AJ232513/AJ232636

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Tractema monophyllos (Link) Speta 2

Hyacinthoideae

W. & S. Till H306

Spain

AJ232512/AJ232635

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Tractema monophyllos (Link) Speta 3

Hyacinthoideae

Ebert M156

Spain

AJ508000

This paper/−

Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker 1a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1535

S Africa

AJ507965

AJ508203

This paper/this paper

Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker 2

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1525

S Africa

AJ507964

This paper/−

Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker 3

Hyacinthoideae

Speta H060

cult. LI

AJ232503/AJ232626

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker 4

Hyacinthoideae

Saunders 2009

S Africa

AJ507963

This paper/−

Whiteheadia bifolia (Jacq.) Baker 1a

Hyacinthoideae

Wetschnig 1130

S Africa

AJ507966

This paper/−

Whiteheadia bifolia (Jacq.) Baker 2

Hyacinthoideae

S Africa

AJ417588

−/Chase et al. 2000

Whiteheadia etesionamibensis Müller-Doblies

Hyacinthoideae

Lavranos & Pehlemann H444

Namibia

AJ232504/AJ232627

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Zagrosia persica (Hausskn.) Speta 1

Hyacinthoideae

Leep H440

Turkey

AJ232537/AJ232660

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Zagrosia persica (Hausskn.) Speta 2

Hyacinthoideae

Stevens H500

Turkey

AJ232538/AJ232661

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Dipcadi cf. heterocuspe Baker

Ornithogaloideae

Pfosser H603

Madagascar

AJ507926

AJ508194

This paper/this paper

Ornithogalum kochii Parl.

Ornithogaloideae

Speta H717

Slovenia

AJ507927

AJ508190/1

This paper/this paper

Pseudogaltonia clavata (Masters) Phillips

Ornithogaloideae

Speta H220

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232475/AJ232598

AJ508193

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Stellarioides caudata (Jacq.) Speta

Ornithogaloideae

Hahn 6928 (WIS)

AF168935

−/Fay et al. 2000

Stellarioides longebracteata (Jacq.) Speta

Ornithogaloideae

Pfosser H407

cult. B. G. Vienna

AJ232471/AJ232594

Pfosser and Speta 1999/−

Stellarioides sp.

Ornithogaloideae

Pfosser H608

Madagascar

AJ507925

AJ508192

This paper/this paper

Oziroe acaulis (Baker) Speta

Oziroeoideae

Weigend s. n.

Peru

AJ507921

AJ508183

This paper/this paper

Oziroe biflora (Ruiz & Pavon) Speta

Oziroeoideae

MWC 793 (K)

Chile

AJ232453/AJ232576

AJ508182

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Bowiea sp.

Urgineoideae

Pfosser H600

Madagascar

AJ507922

AJ508184

This paper/this paper

Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook. f.

Urgineoideae

Pfosser H222

S Africa

AJ232454/AJ232577

AJ508185

Pfosser and Speta 1999/this paper

Charybdis aphylla (Forskål) Speta

Urgineoideae

Strauss H878

Jordan

AJ426113

AJ508189

Pfosser and Speta 2003/this paper

Charybdis hesperia (Webb & Berth) Speta

Urgineoideae

Speta H764

Spain

AJ426088

AJ508188

Pfosser and Speta 2003/this paper

Charybdis undulata (Desf.) Speta

Urgineoideae

Raus M117

Israel

AJ507924

AJ508187

This paper/this paper

Rhadamanthus mascarenensis Baker

Urgineoideae

Pfosser H610

Madagascar

AJ507923

AJ508186

This paper/this paper

  1. aTaxa used for analysis of seed morphology

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Pfosser, M., Wetschnig, W., Ungar, S. et al. Phylogenetic relationships among genera of Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae) inferred from plastid DNA and seed morphology. J Plant Res 116, 115–132 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-003-0076-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-003-0076-8

Keywords

Navigation