Keywords
Maxillariinae
Maxillaria
ITS
taxonomy
phylogenetic relationship
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Abstract
Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav. is the largest genus of the subtribe Maxillariinae Lindl. (Orchidaceae) and also one of largest genera within the subfamily Vandoideae Endl. Maxillaria contains mainly tropical and subtropical orchids. It is a highly disorderly genus because of the great number of species as well as a multitude of features occurring in many combinations. Both the number of species assigned to this genus, and the infrageneric classifications of Maxillaria, are not clearly resolved yet. In this paper, a phylogenetic study based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences is presented. The results show the monophyletic character of the subtribe Maxillariinae and the paraphyletic character of Maxillaria.
Funding
The study was financed by the State Committee for Scientific Research, Poland (projects no. 2 P04C 074 27, 2 P04C 051 27 and 2P04C 067 30).
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