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A preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Eugenia (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), with a focus on Neotropical species

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Summary. A first phylogenetic hypothesis of Neotropical Eugenia, including associated genera and species from Africa and the Pacific was produced using DNA sequence data from the nuclear (ITS, ETS) and plastid (psbA-trnH) genomes. This analysis aimed to investigate the validity of the currently recognised infrageneric groups within Eugenia as well as suites of supporting morphological characters, to determine relationships between groups and produce a framework for future taxonomic research. A total of 70 samples were analysed and the resulting topology confirms the inclusion of Neotropical genera Calycorectes, Hexachlamys, Phyllocalyx and Stenocalyx in Eugenia to preserve the monophyly of Eugenia. Within Eugenia s.l., nine clades are identified as morphologically diagnosable groups and are assigned to two genera (Eugenia and Myrcianthes). Their morphological synapomorphies are discussed. Some lineages identified by previous classifications are also supported. Preliminary phylogenetic results presented here combined with morphology point towards the need for a new subgeneric classification for Eugenia.

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Acknowledgements

This work would not have been possible without support in the field from Ony Rodrigues de Campos, Fernando Antonio Capelo, Cassia Sakuragui, Joel da Silva, Daniela Sampaio, Wellington Forster, Andréa Onofre Araújo, and Alexandre Romariz Duarte. We are very grateful to the following generous field collectors: Bruce Holst and Daniela Zappi. We thank IBAMA for granting permits and FAPESP (Brazil) (Process 2002/01637-8), KLARF (Mellon Foundation) and the Royal Society, London for financial support.

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Vouchers for DNA samples used in the phylogenentic analysis of Eugenia. Voucher information, GenBank accession numbers and country of origin are provided. Names marked with an asterisk (*) are outgroup taxa.

Species

Provenance

Voucher

Herbarium

ITS

ETS

psbA

Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret*

Cultivated RBG Kew

Lucas 205

K

AM234067

AM489888

AM489807

Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D. Legrand & Kausel*

Cultivated RBG Edinburgh

RBGE 1996-1083

E

AM234069

AM489891

AM489810

Eucalyptus tetragona (R. Br.) F. Muell.*

Australia

Udovicic 177

MELU

AF190364

AM489906

AF190381

Eugenia arenosa Mattos

Brazil

Mazine 1021

ESA, K

KJ187605

KJ187658

KJ469654

Eugenia astringens Cambess.

Brazil

Mazine 782

ESA, K

KJ187606

KJ187659

KJ469655

Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd.

Turks and Caicos

Hamilton 553

K, FTG

KJ187607

KJ187660

KJ469656

Eugenia bacopari D. Legrand

Brazil

Mazine 967

ESA, K

KJ187608

KJ187661

KJ469657

Eugenia beaurepaireana (Kiaersk.) D. Legrand

Brazil

Mazine 1008

ESA, K

KJ187609

KJ187662

KJ469658

Eugenia biflora (L.) DC.

Brazil

Mazine 1075

ESA, K

KJ187610

KJ187663

KJ469659

Eugenia bimarginata DC.

Brazil

Mazine 469

ESA, K

KJ187611

KJ187664

KJ469660

Eugenia membranifolia Nied.

Brazil

Duarte s.n. ESA 85677

ESA, K

KJ187612

KJ187665

KJ469661

Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.

Brazil

Lucas 126

ESA, K

KJ187613

KJ187666

KJ469662

Eugenia brevistyla D. Legrand

Brazil

Mazine 993

ESA, K

KJ187614

KJ187667

KJ469663

Eugenia brongniartiana Guill.

New Caledonia

Pillon 176

K, NOU

KJ187615

KJ187668

KJ469664

Eugenia calycina Cambess.

Brazil

Mazine 1018

ESA, K

KJ187616

KJ187669

KJ469665

Eugenia capensis subsp. natalitia (Sond.) F. White

South Africa

Reeves 68

NBG

AY463135

AY454141

Eugenia capparidifolia DC.

Brazil

Mazine 845

ESA

KJ187617

KJ469666

Eugenia convexinervia D. Legrand

Brazil

Mazine 994

ESA, K

KJ187618

KJ187670

KJ469667

Eugenia cuprea (O. Berg) Nied.

Brazil

Mazine 950

ESA, K

KJ187619

KJ187671

KJ469668

Eugenia dysenterica DC.

Brazil

Mazine 466

ESA, K

KJ187620

KJ187672

KJ469669

Eugenia excelsa O. Berg

Brazil

Lucas 125

K

KJ187621

KJ187673

KJ469670

Eugenia florida DC.

Brazil

Mazine 965

ESA, K

KJ187622

KJ187674

KJ469671

Eugenia florida DC. (French Guiana)

French Guiana

Lucas 106

K

AM234090

AM489912

AM489830

Eugenia hiemalis Cambess.

Brazil

Mazine 970

ESA, K

KJ187623

KJ187675

KJ469672

Eugenia langsdorffii O. Berg

Brazil

Silva & Farias 4528

K

AM234092

AM489914

AM489832

Eugenia latifolia Aubl.

French Guiana

Prévost 4707

K, CAY

AM234091

AM489913

AM489831

Eugenia melanogyna (D. Legrand) Sobral

Brazil

Mazine 969

ESA, K

KJ187624

KJ187676

KJ469673

Eugenia modesta DC.

Brazil

Mazine 854

ESA, K

KJ187625

KJ187677

Eugenia neoglomerata Sobral

Brazil

Mazine 461

ESA, K

KJ187626

KJ187678

KJ469674

Eugenia neomyrtifolia Sobral

Brazil

Mazine 953

ESA, K

KJ187627

KJ187679

KJ469675

Eugenia neoverrucosa Sobral

Brazil

Lucas 118

K, MBM

KJ187628

KJ187680

KJ469676

Eugenia nutans O. Berg

Brazil

Lucas 281

ESA, K

KJ187629

KJ187681

KJ469677

Eugenia oblongata O. Berg

Brazil

Mazine 804

ESA, K

KJ187630

KJ187682

KJ469678

Eugenia orbiculata Lam.

Mauritius

Page 104

MAU

KJ187631

KJ187683

KJ469679

Eugenia orbignyana O. Berg

Brazil

Mazine 1067

ESA, K

KJ187632

KJ187684

KJ469680

Eugenia patens Poir.

French Guiana

Lucas 104

ESA, K

KJ187633

KJ187685

KJ469681

Eugenia pisiformis Cambess.

Brazil

Lucas 232

K

KJ187634

KJ187686

KJ469682

Eugenia pitanga (O. Berg) Kiaersk.

Brazil

Mazine 1044

ESA, K

KJ187635

KJ187687

KJ469683

Eugenia pluriflora DC.

Brazil

Mazine 961

ESA, K

KJ187636

KJ187688

KJ469684

Eugenia prasina O. Berg

Brazil

Mazine 959

ESA

KJ187637

KJ187689

KJ469685

Eugenia prasina O. Berg

Brazil

Zappi 406

K

AM234086

AM489908

AM489826

Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC.

Brazil

Mazine 1065

ESA, K

KJ187638

KJ187690

KJ469686

Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.

Brazil

Mazine 1028

ESA, K

KJ187639

KJ187691

KJ469687

Eugenia repanda O. Berg

Brazil

Lucas 273

K, RB

KJ187640

KJ187692

KJ469688

Eugenia sp. 1

Brazil

Mazine 1077

ESA, K

KJ187641

KJ187693

KJ469689

Eugenia sp. 2

Brazil

Mazine 1090

ESA, K

KJ187694

KJ469690

Eugenia sp. 3

Brazil

Mazine 1072

ESA, K

KJ187642

KJ187695

KJ469691

Eugenia sp. 4

French Guiana

Holst 9435

SEL

KJ187643

KJ187696

KJ469692

Eugenia sphenophylla O. Berg

Brazil

Lucas 257

BHCB, K, RB

KJ187644

KJ187697

KJ469693

Eugenia stipitata McVaugh

Cultivated, unknown origin

Holst 8872

SEL

KJ187645

KJ187698

KJ469694

Eugenia subavenia O. Berg

Brazil

Mazine 805

ESA, K

KJ187646

KJ187699

KJ469695

Eugenia subterminalis DC. (=“Calycorectes psidiiflorus”)

Brazil

Mazine 974

ESA, K

KJ187700

KJ469696

Eugenia sulcata Spring ex Mart.

Brazil

Mazine 787

ESA, K

KJ187647

KJ187701

KJ469697

Eugenia tetramera (McVaugh) M. L. Kawasaki & B.K.Holst

French Guiana

Holst 9422

SEL

KJ187648

KJ187702

KJ469698

Eugenia umbrosa O. Berg

Brazil

Mazine 1085

ESA, K

KJ187649

KJ187703

KJ469699

Eugenia uniflora L.

Cultivated RBG Kew

Lucas 207

K

AM234088

AM489910

AM489828

Eugenia verticillata (Vell.) Angely

Brazil

Duarte s.n. ESA 85679

ESA, K

KJ187650

KJ187704

KJ469700

Eugenia wentii Amsh.

French Guiana

Holst 9421

SEL

KJ187651

KJ187705

KJ469701

Hexachlamys edulis (O. Berg) Kausel & D. Legrand

Brazil

Mazine 1091

ESA, K

KJ187652

KJ469702

Hexachlamys hamiltonii Mattos

Brazil

Mazine 1033

ESA, K

KJ187653

KJ187706

KJ469703

Hexachlamys itatiaiensis Mattos

Brazil

Mazine 951

ESA, K

KJ187654

KJ187707

KJ469704

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G. Wilson & J. T. Waterh.*

Australia

Udovicic 337

MELU

AF048897

AM489925

AF190368

Myrcia hebepetala DC. *

Brazil

Lucas 64

K

AM234111

AM489916

AM48934

Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh

Cultivated, unknown origin

Holst 8862

SEL

KJ187655

KJ187708

KJ469705

Myrcianthes pseudomato (D. Legrand) McVaugh

Brazil

Beck 9667

K

AM234100

AM489951

AM489868

Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand

Brazil

Forster 1013

ESA

KJ187656

KJ187709

KJ469706

Myrtus communis L.*

Cultivated RBG Kew

Lucas 211

K

AM234149

AM489955

AM489872

Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.*

Cultivated RBG Kew

Lucas 212

K

AM234081

AM489958

AM489874

Rhodamnia rubescens (Benth.) Miq.*

Cultivated RBG Melbourne

Belsham M83

OTA

AM234127

AM489963

AM489879

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston*

Cultivated RBG Kew

Lucas 214

K

AM234135

AM489967

AM489882

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Mazine, F.F., Souza, V.C., Sobral, M. et al. A preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Eugenia (Myrtaceae: Myrteae), with a focus on Neotropical species. Kew Bull 69, 9497 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-014-9497-x

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