Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and lessons for other species-rich clades

By Anne Bruneau, J. Doyle, P. Herendeen, C. Hughes, G. Kenicer, G. Lewis, B. Mackinder, R. Pennington, Michael J. Sanderson, M. Wojciechowski and 27 more. 2013

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The Leguminosae, the third-largest angiosperm family, has a global distribution and high ecological and economic importance. We examine how the legume systematic research community might join forces to produce a comprehensive phylogenetic estimate for the ca. 751 genera and ca. 19,500 species of legumes and then translate it into a phylogeny-based classification. We review the current state of knowledge of legume phylogeny and highlight where problems lie, for example in taxon sampling and phylogenetic resolution. We review approaches from bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing, which can facilitate the production of better phylogenetic estimates. Finally, we examine how morphology can be incorporated into legume phylogeny to address issues in comparative biology and classification. Our goal is to stimulate the research needed to improve our knowledge of legume phylogeny and evolution; the approaches that we discuss may also be relevant to other species-rich angiosperm clades

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. R. Pennington
2. M. Lavin
3. M. Wojciechowski
4. J. Doyle
5. C. Hughes
6. P. Herendeen
7. M. Simon
8. Michael J. Sanderson

In Plant Science

1. M. Wojciechowski
2. M. Lavin
3. P. Herendeen
4. R. Pennington
5. M. Crisp
6. Robert K. Jansen
7. Valéry Malécot
8. J. Doyle

Citations in the corpus

• A new subfamily classification of the leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny (2017, background): “The Legume Phylogeny Working Group was established explicitly to develop and foster collaborative research towards a comprehensive phylogeny and classification for Leguminosae (LPWG, 2013a).”
• Plastid genome sequences of legumes reveal parallel inversions and multiple losses of rps16 in papilionoids (2015, background): “Fabaceae (legumes) are the third largest family of angiosperms with an estimated 20 000 species that vary greatly in habitat and growth habit (Lewis et al., 2005; LPWG, 2013).”