The influence of tectonics, sea-level changes and dispersal on migration and diversification of Isonandreae (Sapotaceae)

James E. Richardson, Azrul M. Bakar, James Tosh, Kate Armstrong, Jenny Smedmark, Arne A. Anderberg, Ferry Slik, Peter Wilkie

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Abstract

Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA sequence data were generated for 80 of the c. 200 species of Isonandreae and were added to data from African and Neotropical representatives in subfamily Sapotoideae and outgroups in Sapotaceae. Bayesian dating and ancestral area reconstruction indicated that Isonandreae are derived from within an African grade. Multiple Australasian species or lineages are derived from Sundanian lineages in South-East Asia with stem ages originating from the late Oligocene. Sri Lankan and Indian lineages are also derived from Sundanian lineages. Our results are consistent with migration from Africa into Sundania followed by numerous over-water dispersal events across Wallace's Line into Australasia and migration from Sundania to the Indian subcontinent. Pleistocene speciation indicates that sea-level changes during that epoch could have been responsible for some species diversification in Sundania.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)130-140
Number of pages11
JournalBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume174
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

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