The Group (Fabaceae): Can Phylogenetic Patterns Be Accommodated by a Taxonomic Concept?

The group represents an example of obvious contradictions between the molecular and morphological data. This group includes from six to eight mostly annual species of section , with the center of species diversity in the Mediterranean. We performed a phylogenetic analysis of the genus with an expanded representation of all known species of the group using both nuclear (nrITS) and a set of plastid DNA markers and compared the results with traditional taxonomy of this group.

When Morphology and Biogeography Approximate Nuclear ITS but Conflict with Plastid Phylogeny: Phylogeography of the Species Complex (Leguminosae).

s.l. is a complex of taxa traditionally regarded as members of .

Phylogenetic Placement and Phylogeography of Large-Flowered Species (Leguminosae) Formerly Classified in : Evidence of Pre-Pleistocene Differentiation of Western and Eastern Intraspecific Groups.

The Mediterranean region is a center of species and genetic diversity of many plant groups, which served as a source of recolonization of temperate regions of Eurasia in Holocene. We investigate the evolutionary history of species currently classified in sect. in the context of the evolution of the genus as a whole, using phylogenetic, phylogeographic and dating analyses.