Total evidence phylogeny of Pontederiaceae (Commelinales) sheds light on the necessity of its recircumscription and synopsis of L.

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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Avenida Antonio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Feira de Santana Brazil.

Published: August 2018

A total evidence phylogeny for Pontederiaceae is herein presented based on new morphological and previously published molecular data. Our results led us to re-circumscribe to include , and the polyphyletic . We provide the needed ten new combinations and 16 typifications, arrange a total of 25 accepted species (six representing re-established names) in 5 new subgenera. Furthermore, we provide an identification key for the two genera accepted by us in Pontederiaceae, an identification key to the subgenera, identification keys to the species of each subgenus and commentaries on , as well as for each subgenus and each species.

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