Phylogeny of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae) Based on DNA Sequences from Three Genomes

Phylogenetic hypotheses for the largely South African genus Pelargonium L'Her. (Geraniaceae) were derived based on DNA sequence data from nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial encoded regions. The datasets were unequally represented and comprised cpDNA trnL-F sequences for 152 taxa, nrDNA ITS sequences for 55 taxa, and mtDNA nad1 b/c exons for 51 taxa. Phylogenetic hypotheses derived from the separate three datasets were overall congruent. A...