@article{fdi:010062635, title = {{A} plastid phylogeny of the {A}frican rattans ({A}ncistrophyllinae, {A}recaceae)}, author = {{F}aye, {A}. and {P}intaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {B}aker, {W}. {J}. and {S}onke, {B}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}ver one third of {A}frican palms are rattans, e.g. climbing palms. {T}he subtribe {A}ncistrophyllinae (subfamily {C}alamoideae) contains most of these with 21 species represented by three genera: {E}remospatha, {L}accosperma, and {O}ncocalannts. {A}frican rattans are mainly restricted to the tropical rain forests of {C}entral and {W}est {A}frica and play an important role in the local economy thanks to their use in furniture making. {H}ere, we present a species level phylogeny of the {A}ncistrophyllinae based on four plastid intergenic spacers (psb{A}-trn{H}, psb{Z}-trnf{M}, atp{I}-atp{H}, and rps3-rpl16) sequenced for 80% of the species found in the subtribe (17/21). {D}ata {W}ere analyzed using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and {B}ayesian inference methods. {O}ur results show that subtribe {A}ncistrophyllinae is strongly supported as monophyletic, as are the three genera. {H}owever, relationships among the genera remain unresolved. {O}ur analyses provide details on the relationships among species within {E}remospatha and {L}accosperma, but not in {O}ncocalamus. {T}he species {E}. cabrae and {E}. dransfieldii were recovered with strong support as sister, together forming a highly divergent clade sister to the rest of the genus. {T}he four plastid markers used here provide useful levels of resolution and could be considered in other species-level analyses in palms.}, keywords = {atp{I}-atp{H} ; climbing habit ; liana ; {P}almae ; psb{A}-trn{H} ; tropical rain forest ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}ystematic {B}otany}, volume = {39}, numero = {4}, pages = {1099--1107}, ISSN = {0363-6445}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1600/036364414x682634}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062635}, }