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Phylogenetic relationships of Indian Memecylon L. (Melastomataceae) based on nrDNA ITS and cpDNA rbcL sequence data

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Memecylon (Melastomaceae) is a large genus of the Old-World predominantly woody species. Many species of Memecylon are used for timber, ornamental and medicinal purposes. The objective of the present study was to undertake a phylogenetic analysis of Indian Memecylon based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (nrDNA-ITS) and rbcL sequence data. Sampling included 26 species and one variety (20 endemics) representing 67% of the total Indian species. Molecular phylogeny data for analysed species revealed that the Indian Memecylon is monophyletic. Monophyly is strongly supported in the ITS, rbcL and ITS + rbcL combined analyses. Memecylon species are grouped in a major clade with strong support in ITS sequence data and moderate support in combined ITS + rbcL analyses.

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Authors are grateful to the Director, KSCSTE-JNTBGRI for facilities and to the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, Govt. of Kerala for financial support. Thanks are due to Prof. R. Geeta and Dr S. Shweta for critically going through the manuscript and valuable suggestions.

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  1. Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi College, Kesavadasapuram PO, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 004, India

    Ambikabai Raghavanpillai Sivu

  2. Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences, GA College PO, Kozhikode, 673 014, India

    Nediyaparambu Sukumaran Pradeep

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Karimankode PO., Thiruvananthapuram, 695 562, India

    Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan

  4. Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007, India

    Mayank D. Dwivedi & Arun K. Pandey

  5. Botanic Garden of Indian Republic, Botanical Survey of India, Capt. V. Thapar Marg, Noida, 201 303, India

    Mayank D. Dwivedi

  6. Mansarovar Global University, Sehore, 466 001, India

    Arun K. Pandey

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Plant materials were collected by Sivu, Pradeep and Pandurangan, AKP and MDD analysed molecular data. All authors helped in writing the manuscript.

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Sivu, A.R., Pradeep, N.S., Pandurangan, A.G. et al. Phylogenetic relationships of Indian Memecylon L. (Melastomataceae) based on nrDNA ITS and cpDNA rbcL sequence data. J Genet 101, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-021-01343-w

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