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Advances in the study of the systematics of Actinidia Lindley

  • Xinwei LI 1 ,
  • Jianqiang LI , 1 ,
  • Djaja D. SOEJARTO 2
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  • 1. Herbarium (HIB), Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2. Botany Department, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL, 60605-2496 and Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Received date: 16 Sep 2008

Accepted date: 09 Oct 2008

Published date: 05 Mar 2009

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2014 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Abstract

Actinidia (Actinidiaceae) is of economic importance for its edible fruits. Traditional taxonomy divided the genus into four sections, Leiocarpae Dunn, Maculatae Dunn, Strigosae Li, and Stellatae Li. However, phylogenetic studies based on morphology and molecular markers have posed challenges to the four-section scheme. It appears that the natural classification of the genus points to the existence of two groups, one comprising Leiocarpae, and the other Maculatae, Strigosae, and Stellatae. Single- or low-copy genes would probably be useful in untangling the perplexity and the reticulate evolution of the genus. However, any phylogenetic studies must be firmly based on sound taxonomy and identification. Population sampling throughout the distribution range of the taxa should be carried out in order to study the variation pattern of the morphology and, ultimately, to clarify the confusion existing in some taxa. A combination of morphometrics and molecular data is highly desirable for resolving the uncertainty in Actinidia taxonomy.

Cite this article

Xinwei LI , Jianqiang LI , Djaja D. SOEJARTO . Advances in the study of the systematics of Actinidia Lindley[J]. Frontiers in Biology, 2009 , 4(1) : 55 -61 . DOI: 10.1007/s11515-008-0110-2

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KSCX2-YW-Z-049), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30570120 and 30370101) and Wuhan Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. O754521G04).
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