<i>Lycium amarum</i> sp. nov. (Solanaceae) from Xizang, supported from morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis

Xie, Dong-Mei; Zhang, Xiaobo; Qian, Dawei; Zha, Xiaojun; Huang, Luqi

doi:10.1111/njb.01071

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“…Lycium is a crucial shrub genus in the Solanaceae family, consisting of approximately 70 species found globally across Southern Africa, Europe, Asia, America, and Australia [ 1 , 2 ]. However, China hosts 15 species, including subspecies, primarily growing in the arid and semi-arid regions of Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and other areas [ 3 – 7 ]. These plants have been utilized as food and herbal medicine in China for millennia [ 8 , 9 ], with various parts like fruits, leaves, root bark, and young shoots used as local foods and/or medicines [ 10 ].…”

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Phylogenetic analysis and divergence time estimation of Lycium species in China based on the chloroplast genomes

Zhang,

Wei

et al. 2024

BMC Genomics

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Background Lycium is an economically and ecologically important genus of shrubs, consisting of approximately 70 species distributed worldwide, 15 of which are located in China. Despite the economic and ecological importance of Lycium, its phylogeny, interspecific relationships, and evolutionary history remain relatively unknown. In this study, we constructed a phylogeny and estimated divergence time based on the chloroplast genomes (CPGs) of 15 species, including subspecies, of the genus Lycium from China. Results We sequenced and annotated 15 CPGs in this study. Comparative analysis of these genomes from these Lycium species revealed a typical quadripartite structure, with a total sequence length ranging from 154,890 to 155,677 base pairs (bp). The CPGs was highly conserved and moderately differentiated. Through annotation, we identified a total of 128–132 genes. Analysis of the boundaries of inverted repeat (IR) regions showed consistent positioning: the junctions of the IRb/LSC region were located in rps19 in all Lycium species, IRb/SSC between the ycf1 and ndhF genes, and SSC/IRa within the ycf1 gene. Sequence variation in the SSC region exceeded that in the IR region. We did not detect major expansions or contractions in the IR region or rearrangements or insertions in the CPGs of the 15 Lycium species. Comparative analyses revealed five hotspot regions in the CPG: trnR(UCU), atpF-atpH, ycf3-trnS(GGA), trnS(GGA), and trnL-UAG, which could potentially serve as molecular markers. In addition, phylogenetic tree construction based on the CPG indicated that the 15 Lycium species formed a monophyletic group and were divided into two typical subbranches and three minor branches. Molecular dating suggested that Lycium diverged from its sister genus approximately 17.7 million years ago (Mya) and species diversification within the Lycium species of China primarily occurred during the recent Pliocene epoch. Conclusion The divergence time estimation presented in this study will facilitate future research on Lycium, aid in species differentiation, and facilitate diverse investigations into this economically and ecologically important genus.

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