@article {20373, title = {Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): classification principles and reinstatement of Mespilodaphne}, journal = {Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {190}, year = {2019}, month = {04/2019}, pages = {25-50}, chapter = {25}, abstract = {

The large genus Ocotea (c. 400 species) has been known to be paraphyletic with respect to most other Neotropical genera of Lauraceae for almost 20 years, but a phylogenetic classification has not yet been proposed. Here we present a phylogenetic analysis, based on ITS and psbA-trnH sequences of 123 species from the Ocotea complex, focused on the Neotropical species with bisexual flowers. Our results show that several well-supported clades can be recognized morphologically. We discuss the principles of splitting monophyletic genera from large paraphyletic groups, and we reinstate the genus Mespilodaphne as a first step towards a phylogenetic classification. In addition, three species previously included in Aiouea are transferred to Damburneya.

}, keywords = {classification principles, fruit morphology, internal transcribed spacer, paraphyletic groups, phylogenetic analysis, psbA-trnH, stamen morphology}, doi = {10.1093/botlinnean/boz010}, author = {Trofimov, Dimitrij and Pedro L.R. de Moraes and Rohwer, Jens G.} }