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Expanding Ventilago to incorporate Smythea: new combinations in Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae) based on novel sequence data and phylogenetic analysis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Summary Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae) is a tribe of palaeotropical climbing plants, comprising two genera: Smythea and Ventilago . Previous studies have established the monophyly of the tribe, but the relationships within it remain unclear. This research includes six species of Smythea and seven species of Ventilago in a molecular phylogeny using the Angiosperms353 probe set. The results show that Ventilago is paraphyletic, with Smythea nested within it. To resolve this issue, we propose to merge Smythea into Ventilago . To achieve this, we make seven new combinations in Ventilago as well as resurrecting five names previously published in Ventilago but subsequently transferred to Smythea . In addition, we typify Ventilago .

Source: Kew Bulletin

DOI: 10.1007/s12225-025-10265-0

Authors: Henry Miller, Daniel Cahen, Félix Forest, Nattanon Meeprom, Pirada Sumanon, Timothy M. A. Utteridge