Calyx (con)fusion in a hyper-diverse genus: Parallel evolution of unusual flower patterns in Eugenia (Myrtaceae)

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 139; p. 106553
• Main Authors: Giaretta, Augusto, Vasconcelos, Thais N.C., Mazine, Fiorella Fernanda, Faria, Jair Eustáquio Quintino, Flores, Rodolfo, Holst, Bruce, Sano, Paulo Takeo, Lucas, Eve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Calibration; Calycorectes; calyx; corolla; DNA; Eugenia; Eugenia - anatomy & histology; Flowers - anatomy & histology; Flowers - genetics; Homoplasy; monophyly; Neotropics; parallel evolution; Parallelism; Phylogeny; Plant systematics; scanning electron microscopy; Taxonomy; Time Factors; Calycorectes; Parallelism; Plant systematics; Taxonomy; Homoplasy

[Display omitted] •Eugenia is monophyletic including related genera previously segregated.•Calyx fused species evolved several times in the evolution of Eugenia.•Deep morphological assessment revealed five development patterns of calyx fusion.•Apparently six-petal species are the result of modificat...