Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia

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dc.contributor.authorKyalangalilwa, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorBoatwright, James S.
dc.contributor.authorDaru, Barnabas H.
dc.contributor.authorMaurin, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorvan der Bank, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T12:38:58Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T12:38:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractPrevious phylogenetic studies have indicated that Acacia Miller s.l. is polyphyletic and in need of reclassification. A proposal to conserve the name Acacia for the larger Australian contingent of the genus (formerly subgenus Phyllodineae) resulted in the retypification of the genus with the Australian A. penninervis. However, Acacia s.l. comprises at least four additional distinct clades or genera, some still requiring formal taxonomic transfer of species. These include Vachellia (formerly subgenus Acacia), Senegalia (formerly subgenus Aculeiferum), Acaciella (formerly subgenus Aculeiferum section Filicinae) and Mariosousa (formerly the A. coulteri group). In light of this fragmentation of Acacia s.l., there is a need to assess relationships of the non-Australian taxa. A molecular phylogenetic study of Acacia s.l and close relatives occurring in Africa was conducted using sequence data from matK/trnK, trnL-trnF and psbA-trnH with the aim of determining the placement of the African species in the new generic system. The results reinforce the inevitability of recognizing segregate genera for Acacia s.l. and new combinations for the African species in Senegalia and Vachellia are formalized.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKyalangalilwa, B. et al. (2013). Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botannical Journal of the Linnean Society, 172(4): 500 – 523.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0024-4074
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12047
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3454
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12047
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAcaciellaen_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectMariosousaen_US
dc.subjectMolecular phylogenyen_US
dc.subjectTaxonomyen_US
dc.titlePhylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegaliaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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