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Morphological and anatomical evolution of species of Valeriana (Caprifoliaceae) during the uplift of the Andean range

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    SYSNO ASEP0575418
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleMorphological and anatomical evolution of species of Valeriana (Caprifoliaceae) during the uplift of the Andean range
    Author(s) da Silva Cruz, Rafael (BU-J) ORCID, RID
    Klimeš, Adam (BU-J) ORCID, RID
    Doležal, Jiří (BU-J) RID, ORCID
    Sklenář, P. (CZ)
    Klimešová, Jitka (BU-J) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors5
    Source TitleBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 0024-4074
    Roč. 203, č. 1 (2023), s. 50-66
    Number of pages17 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsValeriana ; growth forms ; Anatomy ; evolution
    Subject RIVEF - Botanics
    OECD categoryPlant sciences, botany
    R&D ProjectsLTAUSA18007 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportBU-J - RVO:67985939
    UT WOS001019658100001
    DOI10.1093/botlinnean/boad011
    AnnotationAndean species of Valeriana are frequently pointed to as an example of island woodiness, i.e. plants with herbaceous ancestors that usually evolve woodier forms on islands. We investigated this phenomenon through morphoanatomical and phylogenetic analyses. Plants were collected in the Paramos of Ecuador and had their vegetative morphology described. Stems were sectioned for histological analyses. We mapped the morphoanatomical data plus the maximum reported size for these and other species of the genus, on phylogenetic trees reconstructed on the basis of previously published sequences. Bigger than their Holarctic counterparts, the ancestor of the South American Valeriana was likely to have had a maximum size of 132 cm, and then after evolved to bigger and smaller sizes in a pattern similar to Brownian motion, as supported by phylogenetic signal values. We classified the collected plants into six growth forms (rosette herbs, semirosette herbs, elevated rosettes, elevated semirosettes, shrubs, and lianas), that are not directly related to variable levels of woodiness, as pointed out by our histological analyses. However, the production of unlignified parenchyma in the wood is very frequent, except in older regions of shrubs. The ancestor of the South American Valeriana is also very likely to have unlignified parenchyma in its wood.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Botany
    ContactMartina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8
    Year of Publishing2024
    Electronic addresshttps://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boad011
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