The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC

Interpreting morphological variability in terms of species delimitation can be challenging. However, correcting species delineation can have strong implications for the sustainable management of exploited species. Up to now, species delimitation between two putative timber species from African fores...

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Autores principales: Monthe, F.K., Duminil, J., Kasongo Yakusu, E., Beeckman, H., Bourland, N., Doucet, J.L., Sosef, M.S.M., Hardy, Olivier J.
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Springer 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97605
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author Monthe, F.K.
Duminil, J.
Kasongo Yakusu, E.
Beeckman, H.
Bourland, N.
Doucet, J.L.
Sosef, M.S.M.
Hardy, Olivier J.
author_browse Beeckman, H.
Bourland, N.
Doucet, J.L.
Duminil, J.
Hardy, Olivier J.
Kasongo Yakusu, E.
Monthe, F.K.
Sosef, M.S.M.
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Duminil, J.
Kasongo Yakusu, E.
Beeckman, H.
Bourland, N.
Doucet, J.L.
Sosef, M.S.M.
Hardy, Olivier J.
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description Interpreting morphological variability in terms of species delimitation can be challenging. However, correcting species delineation can have strong implications for the sustainable management of exploited species. Up to now, species delimitation between two putative timber species from African forests, Entandrophragma congoense and E. angolense, remained unclear. To investigate their differences, we applied an integrated approach which combines morphological traits and genetic markers. We defined 13 morphological characters from 81 herbarium specimens and developed 15 new polymorphic microsatellite markers to genotype 305 samples (herbarium samples and specimens collected in the field across the species distribution ranges). Principal component analysis (PCA) of morphological data and the Bayesian clustering analyses of genetic data were used to assess differentiation between putative species. These analyses support two well-differentiated groups (FST = 0.30) occurring locally in sympatry. Moreover, these two groups present distinct morphological characters at the level of the trunk, leaflets, and seeds. Our genetic markers identified few individuals (4%) that seem to be hybrids, though there is no evidence of genetic introgression from geographic patterns of genetic variation. Hence, our results provide clear support to recognize E. congoense as a species distinct from E. angolense, with a much lower genetic diversity than the latter, and that should be managed accordingly. This work highlights the power of microsatellite markers in resolving species boundaries.
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spelling CGSpace976052024-05-01T08:20:11Z The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC Monthe, F.K. Duminil, J. Kasongo Yakusu, E. Beeckman, H. Bourland, N. Doucet, J.L. Sosef, M.S.M. Hardy, Olivier J. wood trees entandrophragma forests morphology variety (taxa) timbers genetic markers species Interpreting morphological variability in terms of species delimitation can be challenging. However, correcting species delineation can have strong implications for the sustainable management of exploited species. Up to now, species delimitation between two putative timber species from African forests, Entandrophragma congoense and E. angolense, remained unclear. To investigate their differences, we applied an integrated approach which combines morphological traits and genetic markers. We defined 13 morphological characters from 81 herbarium specimens and developed 15 new polymorphic microsatellite markers to genotype 305 samples (herbarium samples and specimens collected in the field across the species distribution ranges). Principal component analysis (PCA) of morphological data and the Bayesian clustering analyses of genetic data were used to assess differentiation between putative species. These analyses support two well-differentiated groups (FST = 0.30) occurring locally in sympatry. Moreover, these two groups present distinct morphological characters at the level of the trunk, leaflets, and seeds. Our genetic markers identified few individuals (4%) that seem to be hybrids, though there is no evidence of genetic introgression from geographic patterns of genetic variation. Hence, our results provide clear support to recognize E. congoense as a species distinct from E. angolense, with a much lower genetic diversity than the latter, and that should be managed accordingly. This work highlights the power of microsatellite markers in resolving species boundaries. 2018 2018-10-09T09:40:14Z 2018-10-09T09:40:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97605 en Limited Access Springer Monthe, F.K., Duminil, J., Kasongo Yakusu, E. et al. The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC. Tree Genetics & Genomes 14, 66 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-018-1277-6
spellingShingle wood
trees
entandrophragma
forests
morphology
variety (taxa)
timbers
genetic markers
species
Monthe, F.K.
Duminil, J.
Kasongo Yakusu, E.
Beeckman, H.
Bourland, N.
Doucet, J.L.
Sosef, M.S.M.
Hardy, Olivier J.
The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title_full The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title_fullStr The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title_full_unstemmed The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title_short The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
title_sort african timber tree entandrophragma congoense pierre ex de wild a chev is morphologically and genetically distinct from entandrophragma angolense welw c dc
topic wood
trees
entandrophragma
forests
morphology
variety (taxa)
timbers
genetic markers
species
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97605
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