Research Progress in Plant Molecular Systematics of Lauraceae
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Lauraceae is a large family of woody plants with high ecological and economic value. The tribal and generic division and phylogenetic relationship of Lauraceae have long been controversial. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, phylogenetic relationships within the Cinnamomeae, Laureae and Perseeae tribes, also called 'the Core Lauraceae', have arisen particular attention. In this review, we comprehensively collated the literatures on the phylogeny of Lauraceae published in recent years and summarized progress made in molecular systematic researches employing gene fragments, chloroplast genomes and DNA barcodings analyses. We clarified the phylogenetic relationships and main controversies of 'the Core Lauraceae', the systemic position of fuzzy genera (, and ) and the development of chloroplast genome and DNA barcodes. We further suggested and proposed the whole genome analysis and different inflorescence types would be possible to provide more information for further research on phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of Lauraceae.
Subfamily evolution analysis using nuclear and chloroplast data from the same reads.
Witharana E, Iwasaki T, San M, Jayawardana N, Kotoda N, Yamamoto M Sci Rep. 2025; 15(1):687.
PMID: 39753617 PMC: 11698846. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-83292-9.
Characterization, comparison, and phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast genomes of Euphorbia species.
Lee S, Oh A, Son D Sci Rep. 2024; 14(1):15352.
PMID: 38961172 PMC: 11222452. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66102-0.
Bandaranayake P, Naranpanawa N, Chandrasekara C, Samarakoon H, Lokuge S, Jayasundara S PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291763.
PMID: 37729154 PMC: 10511092. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291763.
New insights into the plastome evolution of Lauraceae using herbariomics.
Yang Z, Ferguson D, Yang Y BMC Plant Biol. 2023; 23(1):387.
PMID: 37563571 PMC: 10413609. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04396-4.
Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of complete chloroplast genomes from seven taxa (Lauraceae).
Cao Z, Yang L, Xin Y, Xu W, Li Q, Zhang H Front Plant Sci. 2023; 14:1205051.
PMID: 37484476 PMC: 10362447. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1205051.