Phylogenetic studies in the Gerbera‐complex (Compositae, tribe Mutisieae, subtribe Mutisiinae)

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Abstract
The phylogeny of the Gerbera‐complex (Compositae, tribe Mutisieae, subtribe Mutisiinae) is discussed with the use of cladistics. 14 OTUs are accepted, viz. 1. Trichocline s. str., 2. Lulia, 3. Trichocline spathulata (“Amblysperma”), 4. Gerbera hieracioides, 5. Chaptalia, 6. Leibnitzia, 7. Uechtritzia, 8. Perdicium, 9. Gerbera sect. Gerbera, 10. Gerbera sect. Parva, 11. Gerbera sect. Lasiopus, 12. Gerbera sect. Piloselloides, 13. Gerbera sect. Pseudoseris, and 14. Gerbera sect. Isanthus. The work is mainly based on SEM‐studies. The paper discusses the phylogenetic and taxonomic implications of the presented consensus‐tree. It is proposed to rank the Gerbera‐complex as a single, large genus.