Phylogenetic relationships among Egyptian species of Anthemideae (Asteraceae) using ITS markers

Abstract

The relationships of 12 species in six genera in the tribe Anthemideae of the Asteraceae such as Achillea santolina, A. fragrantissima, Anacyclus monanthos, Cotula anthemoids, C. barbata, C. cinerea, Glebionis coronaria var. discolor, Matricaria recutita and M. aurea collected in different localities in Egypt and have been addressed based on polymophism in ITS sequence. Phylogenetic relationships were constructed using bioinformatic tools based on molecular data of ITS sequence. Studied taxa showed cryptic differences in ITS and thus, they could be distinctly separated from the other close relatives of the genera in the tribe Anthemideae.

Preliminary assessment of genetic diversity between Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Asteraceae) by AFLP markers

“…The obtained results showed that the G. coronaria and G. discolor can be distinguished using these markers, but further studies with a higher number of molecular markers are needed to confirm it. The genetic difference between these species has been always investigated using phenotypic attributes; only Ata et al (2017) investigated the relationships of 12 species belonging to Asteraceae, including G. coronaria and G. discolor, using ITS sequence barcoding. They affirm that the analysed species could be distinctly separated on the genetic basis.…”