Re: Classification of Iridaceae

 

There is a newer, expanded version of that cladogram here:

Some of the relationships are fascinating (though perhaps not too surprising). Nepalensis, evansias and junos are each other's closest relatives, while the other bulbous species are related to spurias. As was suggested by Anderson in the '30s, tridentata and virginica are closely related. The placement of siberica seems unlikely. It's interesting that cristata/lacustris is the sister group to the rest of the beardless, and I'm surprised Iris verna didn't make it into the study. The Tenuifoliae are missing as well, but that's less surprising.

Anyone have access to her papers?

Wilson, C. A. (2004). Phylogeny of Iris based on chloroplast matK gene and trnK intron sequence data. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 33(2), 402-412.

Wilson, C. A. (2011). Subgeneric classification in Iris re-examined using chloroplast sequence data. taxon, 60(1), 27-35.

Sean Z


On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 11:08 PM, David Ferguson <m*@msn.com> wrote:
 

Here is a rather confusing but interesting tidbit which you may have seen already.  Not a classification, but related.
 
Dave Ferguson
 

 
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
From: r*@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 08:29:36 -0800
Subject: [iris-species] Classification of Iridaceae

 
Hi All,

I'm thinking about a presentation for SIGNA on the "other" irids, and was considering organizing it by tribes within the family. I have Innes, 1985, who cites Goldblatt, 1971, as the most recent treatment of the family. Does any one know of a more recent treatment of the Iridaceae?

Rodney



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