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(American Journal of Botany. 2005;92:316-329.)
© 2005 Botanical Society of America, Inc.

Systematics

Molecular systematics of the Catesbaeeae-Chiococceae complex (Rubiaceae): flower and fruit evolution and biogeographic implications1

Timothy J. Motley2,6, Kenneth J. Wurdack2,4 and Piero G. Delprete3,5

2Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458-5126 USA; 3Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458-5126 USA

The classification of the Catesbaeeae and Chiococceae tribes, along with that of the entire Rubiaceae, has long been debated. The Catesbaeeae-Chiococceae complex (CCC) includes approximately 28 genera and 190 species primarily concentrated in the Greater Antilles (nearly 70% of the species), Central and South America, and in the western Pacific (three genera). Previous molecular studies, with broad sampling of the Rubiaceae, have shown the CCC to be a monophyletic group. The present study is a more detailed examination of the generic relationships within the CCC using two data sets, the nuclear ribosomal ITS regions and the trnL-F chloroplast intron and spacer. Maximum parsimony analyses lend further support to the previous hypotheses that the CCC is monophyletic and sister to Strumpfia maritima. However, within the complex several genera do not form monophyletic groups. Previous studies of the Rubiaceae suggest that the ancestral fruit type in the CCC is a multiseeded capsule. Indehiscent, fleshy fruits appear to have evolved three to four times within this lineage. Changes in floral morphologies within the complex tend to correspond to cladogenesis among and within genera. Finally, molecular analyses suggest one or possibly two long-distance dispersals from the Americas to the western Pacific.

Key Words: biogeography • Caribbean • Catesbaeeae • Chiococceae • flower evolution • fruit evolution • islands • ITS • Neotropics • Pacific • Rubiaceae • systematics • trnL-F






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