@article{fdi:010042595,
  title = {{A} phylogenetic evaluation of {L}eandra ({M}iconieae, {M}elastomataceae) : a polyphyletic genus where the seeds tell the story, not the petals},
  author = {{M}artin, {C}laire and {L}ittle, {D}. {P}. and {G}oldenberg, {R}. and {M}ichelangeli, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}elastomataceae is a tropical family of 4500-5000 species divided into nine tribes. {T}he largest tribe, {M}iconieae, is composed of approximately 2200 species in 30 genera and is found exclusively in the {N}eotropics. {P}revious phylogenetic analyses of the {M}iconieae have suggested that many of the genera are derived from a paraphyletic {M}iconia. {H}owever, these analyses only included six species of the large genus {L}eandra, so its phylogenetic affinities remained unclear. {A}s currently defined {L}eandra is characterized by acute petals and terminal inflorescences, but some species of {M}iconia, {C}lidemia and {O}ssaea also have these characters. {I}n this study, we present an analysis of nr{ITS} sequence data for a sample of 63 species of {L}eandra. {T}he genus is clearly resolved as polyphyletic, but some distinct and well-supported clades exist. {S}ome of these partially correspond to sections recognized in the nineteenth century by {C}ogniaux, or to geographic distribution. {T}he distribution of seed structure characters is better correlated with the phylogeny than traditional characters, such as petal morphology. {S}eed appendages in {L}eandra have evolved independently at least four times.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ladistics},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {315--327},
  ISSN = {0748-3007},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00185.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042595},
}