Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)

The phylogenetic relationships among the Peninsular Malaysian orchid genus Coelogyne were studied by morphological characteristics and sequence data of the internal transcribed region (ITS) from the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). Coelogyne is a large genus of about 200 species distributed in pantr...

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Main Authors: Yoh, Kok-Hon, Yong, Christina Seok-Yien, Ong Abdullah, Janna, Go, Rusea
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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author Yoh, Kok-Hon
Yong, Christina Seok-Yien
Ong Abdullah, Janna
Go, Rusea
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Yong, Christina Seok-Yien
Ong Abdullah, Janna
Go, Rusea
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description The phylogenetic relationships among the Peninsular Malaysian orchid genus Coelogyne were studied by morphological characteristics and sequence data of the internal transcribed region (ITS) from the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). Coelogyne is a large genus of about 200 species distributed in pantropical areas from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka, India, Southern China and throughout South East Asia to Papua New Guinea. The widely accepted previous classification system was exclusively based on floral morphology. There were very few molecular systematic studies of Coelogyne done in Peninsular Malaysia thus far. In this study, 59 Coelogyne samples were collected throughout Peninsular Malaysia and 57 of them were identified to the species level. To study the phylogeny of this genus, morphological characters were utilized together with molecular evidences to generate the systematic hypotheses. Cluster analysis was performed using both the vegetative and floral characters. The results showed that three sections of Peninsular Malaysian Coelogyne, namely Longifoliae, Speciosae, and Fuliginosae were sister groups which were more closely related by forming one clade by itself. Another clade consisted of four other sections, namely Flaccidae, Coelogynae, Tomentosae, and Verrucosae. Molecular phylogenies obtained by using the Neighbour-Joining method showed the close relationship between the sections Tomentosae and Verrucosae, whereas usage of the Maximum Likelihood method demonstrated that three sections, namely Longifoliae, Speciosae, and Fuliginosae, were sister groups since they formed a single clade.
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spelling upm-1027522025-07-17T04:34:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102752/ Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Yoh, Kok-Hon Yong, Christina Seok-Yien Ong Abdullah, Janna Go, Rusea The phylogenetic relationships among the Peninsular Malaysian orchid genus Coelogyne were studied by morphological characteristics and sequence data of the internal transcribed region (ITS) from the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). Coelogyne is a large genus of about 200 species distributed in pantropical areas from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka, India, Southern China and throughout South East Asia to Papua New Guinea. The widely accepted previous classification system was exclusively based on floral morphology. There were very few molecular systematic studies of Coelogyne done in Peninsular Malaysia thus far. In this study, 59 Coelogyne samples were collected throughout Peninsular Malaysia and 57 of them were identified to the species level. To study the phylogeny of this genus, morphological characters were utilized together with molecular evidences to generate the systematic hypotheses. Cluster analysis was performed using both the vegetative and floral characters. The results showed that three sections of Peninsular Malaysian Coelogyne, namely Longifoliae, Speciosae, and Fuliginosae were sister groups which were more closely related by forming one clade by itself. Another clade consisted of four other sections, namely Flaccidae, Coelogynae, Tomentosae, and Verrucosae. Molecular phylogenies obtained by using the Neighbour-Joining method showed the close relationship between the sections Tomentosae and Verrucosae, whereas usage of the Maximum Likelihood method demonstrated that three sections, namely Longifoliae, Speciosae, and Fuliginosae, were sister groups since they formed a single clade. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102752/1/102752.pdf Yoh, Kok-Hon and Yong, Christina Seok-Yien and Ong Abdullah, Janna and Go, Rusea (2022) Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS). Sains Malaysiana, 51 (3). pp. 643-656. ISSN 0126-6039; eISSN: 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/pdf_files/SM-PDF-51-3-2022/2.pdf 10.17576/jsm-2022-5103-02
spellingShingle Yoh, Kok-Hon
Yong, Christina Seok-Yien
Ong Abdullah, Janna
Go, Rusea
Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title_full Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title_fullStr Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title_full_unstemmed Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title_short Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular Malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)
title_sort phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus coelogyne in peninsular malaysia inferred from morphological characteristics and internal transcribed spacer (its)
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102752/1/102752.pdf