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Notes on the generic position of Brassica deserti (Brassicaceae): Supplementary material

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posted on 2019-02-20, 06:57 authored by Jotham Ziffer-Berger, Alexandra Keren-Keiserman, Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Klaus Mummenhoff, Oz Barazani

Molecular tools provide new insights into phylogenetic relationships of plant species, and by relating phylogenetic groups to their geographical distribution, we can cast light upon the evolution history of plant clades. In the current study, we evaluated the phylogenetic position of the Sinai endemic Brassica deserti (Brassicaceae), later renamed as Erucastrum deserti, based on morphological data and 5.8S rDNA and ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) regions. Our results indicate that B. deserti belongs to an East-Mediterranean – Saharo Arabian clade and was not assigned to the core Brassica and Erucastrum clades, respectively, which evolved in the West Mediterranean area. We tentatively conclude that Brassica deserti evolved independently of core Brassica and Erucastrum.


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