@article{fdi:010068214, title = {{M}orphometrics and molecular phylogenetics of {A}ngraecum section {D}olabrifolia ({O}rchidaceae, {A}ngraecinae)}, author = {{S}imo-{D}roissart, {M}. and {S}onk{\'e}, {B}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {M}icheneau, {C}. and {L}owry, {P}. {P}. and {H}ardy, {O}. {J}. and {P}lunkett, {G}. {M}. and {S}t{\'e}vart, {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}pecies delimitation within {A}ngraecum section {D}olabrifolia is problematic due to morphological variability coupled with overlap in many of the characters traditionally used to distinguish species. {R}ecent molecular phylogenetic studies of the genus included three of the five currently described species of the {D}olabrifolia group, placing them as sister to continental {A}frican species of {A}ngraecum sect. {P}ectinaria. {I}n preparation for a taxonomic revision of section {D}olabrifolia, we analyzed morphological and molecular data to re-assess the circumscription of each of the five currently described species, examined the relationships among members of the section, and assessed their position within the genus. {W}e used 172 alcohol-preserved specimens to perform multivariate analyses on 15 morphological characters. {W}e also collected molecular sequence data from 16 taxa including all members of the section using six {DNA} regions, and analyzed these data with parsimony and {B}ayesian methods. {T}he morphometric study revealed five distinct groups, of which four correspond to currently recognized species, while the fifth represents a taxonomic novelty. {A}ngraecum podochiloides is the most distinctive morphologically, recognizable by its narrow leaves bearing white-yellowish flowers. {T}he often confused species {A}ngraecum distichum and {A}ngraecum bancoense are clearly distinguishable by flower size. {M}olecular phylogenetic analyses indicated that section {D}olabrifolia forms a well-supported clade related to the continental {A}frican members of section {P}ectinaria. {F}our species are well delimited, while the accessions of {A}ngraecum aporoides formed two well-supported clades corresponding to two subclusters revealed by the morphometric study. {T}he recently published {A}ngraecum poppendickianum is shown to be a synonym of {A}. distichum.}, keywords = {{A}ngraecoid orchids ; {B}ayesian analyses ; {C}ontinental {A}frica ; {M}onophyly ; {M}orphometrics ; {P}arsimony ; {GUINEE} {BISSAU} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {SAO} {TOME} {E} {PRINCIPE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {GABON} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO} ; {RWANDA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {S}ystematics and {E}volution}, volume = {302}, numero = {8}, pages = {1027--1045}, ISSN = {0378-2697}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1007/s00606-016-1315-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068214}, }