Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific

Indosasa gigantea is a bamboo with great economical value, but its generic designation has been controversial for a long time. This study aims to ascertain whether I. gigantea belongs to Indosasa or Acidosasa, based on morphological and molecular evidence from both plastome and single-copy nuclear o...

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Main Authors: Zhengyang Niu, Zhuoyu Cai, Jun Yin, Yihua Tong, Nianhe Xia
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/143020/download/pdf/
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author Zhengyang Niu
Zhuoyu Cai
Jun Yin
Yihua Tong
Nianhe Xia
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Yihua Tong
Nianhe Xia
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description Indosasa gigantea is a bamboo with great economical value, but its generic designation has been controversial for a long time. This study aims to ascertain whether I. gigantea belongs to Indosasa or Acidosasa, based on morphological and molecular evidence from both plastome and single-copy nuclear orthologous genes. The results of phylogenetic analyses, based on plastid genomes and nuclear gene sequences, both strongly supported that I. gigantea is distantly related to other members of Indosasa, but clustered with Acidosasa glauca, the type species of Acidosasa. Further morphological studies demonstrated that I. gigantea is conspecific with A. glauca. Thus, I. gigantea was proposed as a synonym of A. glauca. Colour plates as well as a detailed description of this species are also provided.
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spelling doaj-art-37fe0739eaaa4c6e8f10d60de669dbfd2025-08-20T02:29:45ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032025-04-0125517118710.3897/phytokeys.255.143020143020Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecificZhengyang Niu0Zhuoyu Cai1Jun Yin2Yihua Tong3Nianhe Xia4University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesForestry WorkstationChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesIndosasa gigantea is a bamboo with great economical value, but its generic designation has been controversial for a long time. This study aims to ascertain whether I. gigantea belongs to Indosasa or Acidosasa, based on morphological and molecular evidence from both plastome and single-copy nuclear orthologous genes. The results of phylogenetic analyses, based on plastid genomes and nuclear gene sequences, both strongly supported that I. gigantea is distantly related to other members of Indosasa, but clustered with Acidosasa glauca, the type species of Acidosasa. Further morphological studies demonstrated that I. gigantea is conspecific with A. glauca. Thus, I. gigantea was proposed as a synonym of A. glauca. Colour plates as well as a detailed description of this species are also provided.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/143020/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Zhengyang Niu
Zhuoyu Cai
Jun Yin
Yihua Tong
Nianhe Xia
Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
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title Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
title_full Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
title_fullStr Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
title_full_unstemmed Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
title_short Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that Indosasa gigantea and Acidosasa glauca (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Arundinarieae) are conspecific
title_sort morphological and molecular evidence suggests that indosasa gigantea and acidosasa glauca poaceae bambusoideae arundinarieae are conspecific
url https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/143020/download/pdf/
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