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Molecular systematics of Indian Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) based on analyses of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences

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Alysicarpus Necker ex Desvaux (Fabaceae, Desmodieae) consists of \(\sim \)30 species that are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In India, the genus is represented by ca. 18 species, of which seven are endemic. Sequences of the nuclear Internal transcribed spacer from 38 accessions representing 16 Indian species were subjected to phylogenetic analyses. The ITS sequence data strongly support the monophyly of the genus Alysicarpus. Analyses revealed four major well-supported clades within Alysicarpus. Ancestral state reconstructions were done for two morphological characters, namely calyx length in relation to pod (macrocalyx and microcalyx) and pod surface ornamentation (transversely rugose and nonrugose). The present study is the first report on molecular systematics of Indian Alysicarpus.

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Research and Development grant support to Arun K. Pandey from University of Delhi is thankfully acknowledged. We also thank Prof. S. R. Yadav, Prof. A. S. Dhabe, Prof. M. M. Sardesai, Dr S. P. Gaikwad, Dr R. D. Gore for their help in field collections. We are grateful to Dr Paramjit Singh, Director, Botanical Survey of India and in charge of different herbaria for permission to consult herbaria.

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    Akram Gholami, Shweta Subramaniam, R. Geeta & Arun K. Pandey

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[Gholami A., Subramaniam S., Geeta R. and Pandey A. K. 2017 Molecular systematics of Indian Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) based on analyses of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. J. Genet. 96, xx–xx]

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Gholami, A., Subramaniam, S., Geeta, R. et al. Molecular systematics of Indian Alysicarpus (Fabaceae) based on analyses of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. J Genet 96, 353–363 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-017-0785-8

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