Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)

Abstract Background Tribe Philadelpheae, belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family, is mainly composed of two genera Deutzia and Philadelphus, both of which demonstrate disjunct distribution in Eastern Asia, North America to Central America, or Southeastern Europe. So far, the phylogenetic relationship...

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Main Authors: Zhilong Huang, Mimi Li, Chuxin Liang, Qin Fan, Wenya Yu, Shu’an Wang, Meixiu Lin, Pan Li, Rongjing Zhang, Wei Gong
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07073-w
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author Zhilong Huang
Mimi Li
Chuxin Liang
Qin Fan
Wenya Yu
Shu’an Wang
Meixiu Lin
Pan Li
Rongjing Zhang
Wei Gong
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Mimi Li
Chuxin Liang
Qin Fan
Wenya Yu
Shu’an Wang
Meixiu Lin
Pan Li
Rongjing Zhang
Wei Gong
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description Abstract Background Tribe Philadelpheae, belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family, is mainly composed of two genera Deutzia and Philadelphus, both of which demonstrate disjunct distribution in Eastern Asia, North America to Central America, or Southeastern Europe. So far, the phylogenetic relationship and evolutionary history have not yet been well resolved. Results In the current study, we report the complete plastomes of Deutzia and Philadelphus species. Comparative analysis of gene content, structure variation, simple sequence repeats (SSRs) distribution, pseudogenes, as well nucleotide diversity were investigated. The structures of these plastomes of both Deutzia and Philadelphus were generally conserved without any expansion/contraction of the IR regions. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete plastomes was conducted, which strongly supported the monophyly of each genus. Remarkable associations were detected between species and their geographic distributions, indicating regional geographic specificity. Diversification rate estimation showed relatively higher diversification rate occurring in Eastern Asia than that of Europe and North America. Conclusions The plastomic data provided new insights into the phylogenetic relationships and enhanced the understanding of the evolutionary history of tribe Philadelpheae, which will provide more genomic information for further phylogenomic analyses, speciation or biogeographic inference of tribe Philadelpheae or the Hydrangeaceae family.
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spelling doaj-art-5709be83d67a4320a307d2fd10bd09612025-08-24T11:16:51ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292025-08-0125111510.1186/s12870-025-07073-wEvolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)Zhilong Huang0Mimi Li1Chuxin Liang2Qin Fan3Wenya Yu4Shu’an Wang5Meixiu Lin6Pan Li7Rongjing Zhang8Wei Gong9College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityInstitute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of SciencesCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityInstitute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of SciencesCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityKey Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural UniversityAbstract Background Tribe Philadelpheae, belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family, is mainly composed of two genera Deutzia and Philadelphus, both of which demonstrate disjunct distribution in Eastern Asia, North America to Central America, or Southeastern Europe. So far, the phylogenetic relationship and evolutionary history have not yet been well resolved. Results In the current study, we report the complete plastomes of Deutzia and Philadelphus species. Comparative analysis of gene content, structure variation, simple sequence repeats (SSRs) distribution, pseudogenes, as well nucleotide diversity were investigated. The structures of these plastomes of both Deutzia and Philadelphus were generally conserved without any expansion/contraction of the IR regions. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete plastomes was conducted, which strongly supported the monophyly of each genus. Remarkable associations were detected between species and their geographic distributions, indicating regional geographic specificity. Diversification rate estimation showed relatively higher diversification rate occurring in Eastern Asia than that of Europe and North America. Conclusions The plastomic data provided new insights into the phylogenetic relationships and enhanced the understanding of the evolutionary history of tribe Philadelpheae, which will provide more genomic information for further phylogenomic analyses, speciation or biogeographic inference of tribe Philadelpheae or the Hydrangeaceae family.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07073-wDeutziaPhiladelphusPlastomesPhylogenomicsDiversification rate
spellingShingle Zhilong Huang
Mimi Li
Chuxin Liang
Qin Fan
Wenya Yu
Shu’an Wang
Meixiu Lin
Pan Li
Rongjing Zhang
Wei Gong
Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
BMC Plant Biology
Deutzia
Philadelphus
Plastomes
Phylogenomics
Diversification rate
title Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
title_full Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
title_fullStr Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
title_short Evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of Deutzia and Philadelphus in tribe Philadelpheae (Hydrangeaceae)
title_sort evolutionary genetics analysis for complete plastomes and diversification rate estimation of deutzia and philadelphus in tribe philadelpheae hydrangeaceae
topic Deutzia
Philadelphus
Plastomes
Phylogenomics
Diversification rate
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07073-w
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