@article {20407, title = {Phylogeny of the Southeast Asian endemic genus Neocinnamomum H. Liu (Lauraceae)}, journal = {Plant Systematics and Evolution}, volume = {290}, year = {2010}, month = {10/2010}, pages = {173-184}, chapter = {173}, abstract = {

A phylogenetic analysis of Neocinnamomum H. Liu and related genera was conducted using psbA\–trnH, trnK cpDNA regions, and the ITS nrDNA segment. Neocinnamomum was confirmed to be monophyletic, and an evolutionary series of inflorescence development within the genus was recognized. The compound thyrse seen in N. caudatum is reduced to the few- to many-flowered condensed inflorescences with a poorly defined branching system seen in most species and ultimately to the 1-flowered inflorescence seen in N. atjehense. Consensus network analysis (CNA) suggested that long-branch attraction is responsible for the observed close relationship between Neocinnamomum and Cassytha L. in a combined analysis of the complete data. In contrast, the sister relationship of Neocinnamomum and Caryodaphnopsis seen in the Bayesian analyses of the partial combined matrix was supported by CNA and is also supported by morphology and wood and bark anatomy. The close similarity of the compound thyrse of less derived Neocinnamomum species to the thyrsoid inflorescences of some Caryodaphnopsis species is also seen as strong support for their affinity.

}, keywords = {Caryodaphnopsis, Cassytha, Consensus network, Lauraceae, Long-branch attraction, Neocinnamomum, Phylogeny}, doi = {10.1007/s00606-010-0359-1}, author = {Wang, Zhi-hua and Li, Jie and Conran, J. G. and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {20362, title = {Alseodaphnopsis: A new genus of Lauraceae based on molecular and morphological evidence}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {12}, year = {2017}, month = {10/2017}, pages = {e0186545}, chapter = {e0186545}, abstract = {

An investigation of a questionable species of the genus Alseodaphne led to the discovery of a new genus Alseodaphnopsis H. W. Li \& J. Li, gen. nov., separated from Alseodaphne Nees, and a new species Alseodaphnopsis ximengensis H. W. Li \& J. Li, sp. nov., endemic to Yunnan province, China. This new species is characterized by having big, axillary, paniculate inflorescences, as well as large, subglobose fruits. Based on DNA sequence data from two gene regions (nuclear ribosomal ITS and LEAFY intron II), we investigate its phylogenetic position within the Persea group. Phylogenies using maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian inference (BI) support the recognition of Alseodaphnopsis as a distinct genus but do not resolve well its relationship within the Persea group. The new genus is circumscribed, eight new combinations for its species are made, and a description and illustration of the new species are provided.

}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0186545}, author = {Mo, Yue-qing and Li, Lang and Li, Jian-wu and Rohwer, Jens G. and Li, Hsi-Wen and Li, Jie} } @article {20351, title = {DNA barcoding evaluation and implications for phylogenetic relationships in Lauraceae from China}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {12}, year = {2017}, month = {04/2017}, abstract = {

Lauraceae are an important component of tropical and subtropical forests and have major ecological and economic significance. Owing to lack of clear-cut morphological differences between genera and species, this family is an ideal case for testing the efficacy of DNA barcoding in the identification and discrimination of species and genera. In this study, we evaluated five widely recommended plant DNA barcode loci matK, rbcL, trnH-psbA, ITS2 and the entire ITS region for 409 individuals representing 133 species, 12 genera from China. We tested the ability of DNA barcoding to distinguish species and as an alternative tool for correcting species misidentification. We also used the rbcL+matK+trnH-psbA+ITS loci to investigate the phylogenetic relationships of the species examined. Among the gene regions and their combinations, ITS was the most efficient for identifying species (57.5\%) and genera (70\%). DNA barcoding also had a positive role for correcting species misidentification (10.8\%). Furthermore, based on the results of the phylogenetic analyses, Chinese Lauraceae species formed three supported monophyletic clades, with the Cryptocarya group strongly supported (PP = 1.00, BS = 100\%) and the clade including the Persea group, Laureae and Cinnamomum also receiving strong support (PP = 1.00, BS = 98\%), whereas the Caryodaphnopsis-Neocinnamomum received only moderate support (PP = 1.00 and BS = 85\%). This study indicates that molecular barcoding can assist in screening difficult to identify families like Lauraceae, detecting errors of species identification, as well as helping to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships. DNA barcoding can thus help with large-scale biodiversity inventories and rare species conservation by improving accuracy, as well as reducing time and costs associated with species identification.

}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175788}, author = {Liu, Zhi-Fang and Ci, Xiu-Qin and Li, Lang and Li, Hsi-Wen and Conran, J. G. and Li, Jie} } @article {20348, title = {A new species of Litsea (Lauraceae) from Kerala part of Western Ghats, India}, journal = {Phytotaxa}, volume = {303}, year = {2017}, month = {04/2017}, pages = {285-289}, chapter = {285}, abstract = {

A new species of Litsea from India is described and illustrated. Litsea indoverticillata is recognized from the Malabar Wildlife sanctuary of Nilgiri phytogeographical zone of southern Western Ghats. It is distinguished from the closely related L. quinqueflora and L. verticillata by straggling shrub habit; 7\–15 mm long, glabrous petiole, chartaceous and glabrous leaves, glabrous midrib; 15\–24 pairs of lateral veins; solitary, glabrous, and pruinose inflorescence; greenish-white to whitish flowers.

}, doi = {doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.303.3.9}, author = {Robi, A.J. and Udayan, Punnakkal Sreedharan and Li, Hsi-Wen and Li, Jie} } @article {20338, title = {Phylogenetic relationships of the Litsea complex and core Laureae (Lauraceae) using ITS and ETS sequences and morphology}, journal = {Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden}, volume = {95}, year = {2008}, month = {12/2008}, pages = {580-599}, chapter = {580}, url = {http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55386$\#$page/596/mode/1up}, author = {Li, Jie and Conran, J. G. and Christophel, David C. and Li, Zhi-Ming and Li, Lang and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {20320, title = {Origins and evolution of cinnamon and camphor: A phylogenetic and historical biogeographical analysis of the Cinnamomum group (Lauraceae)}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {96}, year = {2016}, pages = {33-44}, chapter = {33}, abstract = {

Tropical and subtropical amphi-Pacific disjunction is among the most fascinating distribution patterns, but received little attention. Here we use the fossil-rich Cinnamomum group, a primarily tropical and sub-tropical Asian lineage with some species distributed in Neotropics, Australasia and Africa to shed light upon this disjunction pattern. Phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses were carried out using sequences of three nuclear loci from 94 Cinnamomum group and 13 outgroup samples. Results show that although there are three clades within a monophyletic Cinnamomum group, Cinnamomum and previously recognized subdivisions within this genus were all rejected as natural groups. The Cinnamomum group appears to have originated in the widespread boreotropical paleoflora of Laurasia during the early Eocene (ca. 55 Ma). The formation and breakup of the boreotropics seems to have then played a key role in the formation of intercontinental disjunctions within the Cinnamomum group. The first cooling interval (50\–48 Ma) in the late early Eocene resulted in a floristic discontinuity between Eurasia and North America causing the tropical and subtropical amphi-Pacific disjunction. The second cooling interval in the mid-Eocene (42\–38 Ma) resulted in the fragmentation of the boreotropics within Eurasia, leading to an African\–Asian disjunction. Multiple dispersal events from North into South America occurred from the early Eocene to late Miocene and a single migration event from Asia into Australia appears to have occurred in the early Miocene.

}, keywords = {Amphi-Pacific disjunction, Biogeography, Boreotropical paleoflora, Cinnamomum group, Lauraceae, molecular phylogeny}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.12.007}, author = {Huang, Jian-Feng and Li, Lang and van der Werff, Henk and Li, Hsi-Wen and Rohwer, Jens G. and Crayn, Darren M. and Meng, Hong-Hu and van der Merwe, Marlien and Conran, J. G. and Li, Jie} } @article {20192, title = {Taxonomic Revision of Five Species of the Genus Phoebe (Lauraceae) from China}, journal = {Plant Diversity and Resources}, volume = {33}, year = {2011}, pages = {157-160}, chapter = {157}, abstract = {

On the basis of molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Persea group (Lauraceae) using the sequences of ITS and LEAFY intron II, the species Phoebe chinensis Chun, P. minutiflora H. W. Li, P. faberi (Hemsl. ) Chun, P. microphylla H. W. Li and P. forrestii W. W. Smith, which are characterised by the persistent perianth lobes loosely clasping the base of fruit, apex extrorse, as well as globose fruit, were transferred into the genus Machilis.\  Accordingly, a new name Machilus montana L. Li, J. Li \& H. W. Li, as well as three new combinations M. minutiflora (H. W. Li) L. Li, J. Li \& H. W. Li, M. microphylla (H. W. Li) L. Li, J. Li \& H. W. Li and M. forrestii (W. W. Smith) L. Li, J. Li \& H. W. Li were reported here.

}, url = {http://journal.kib.ac.cn/EN/volumn/volumn_1297.shtml}, author = {Li, Lang and Li, Jie and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {20149, title = {Bayesian inference of nrDNA ITS sequences from Machilus (Lauraceae) and its systematic significance}, journal = {Acta Botanica Yunnanica}, volume = {31}, year = {2009}, pages = {117-126}, chapter = {117}, author = {Chen, J.Q. and Li, Lang and Li, Jie and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {20137, title = {Phylogenetic relationships within the {\textquoteright}core{\textquoteright} Laureae (Litsea complex, Lauraceae) inferred from sequences of the chloroplast gene matK and nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS regions}, journal = {Plant Systematics and Evolution}, volume = {246}, year = {2004}, pages = {19-34}, chapter = {19}, author = {Li, Jie and Christophel, David C. and Conran, J. G. and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {20012, title = {Parallel evolution in Litsea and Lindera of Lauraceae}, journal = {Acta Botanica Yunnanica}, volume = {7}, year = {1985}, pages = {129-135}, chapter = {129}, author = {Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {19753, title = {Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions}, journal = {American Journal of Botany}, volume = {98}, year = {2011}, pages = {1520-1536}, chapter = {1520}, keywords = {Alseodaphne, Apollonias, Dehaasia, Machilus, Notaphoebe, Persea, Phoebe, plant taxonomy}, author = {Li, Lang and Li, Jie and Rohwer, Jens G. and van der Werff, Henk and Wang, Z.H. and Li, Hsi-Wen} } @article {18383, title = {Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences}, journal = {Taxon}, volume = {58}, year = {2009}, pages = {1153-1167}, author = {Rohwer, Jens G. and Li, Jie and Rudolph, Barbara and Schmidt, Sabrina A. and van der Werff, Henk and Li, Hsi-Wen} }