Jiahui Sun, Dan Zhao, Ping Qiao, Yiheng Wang, Ping Wu, Keren Wang, Lanping Guo, Luqi Huang, Shiliang Zhou
In Rosaceae, the replacement of the traditional four-subfamily division (Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae, Maloideae, Rosoideae, and Spiraeoideae) by the three-subfamily division (Dryadoideae, Rosoideae, and Amygdaloideae), the circumscription, systematic position, and phylogeny of genera in Maleae need to be reconsidered. The study aimed to circumscribe Maleae, pinpoint its systematic position, and evaluate the status of all generally accepted genera in the tribe using complete chloroplast genome data. Results indicated that Maleae consisted of pome-bearing genera that belonged to Maloideae as well as four genera ( Gillenia , Kageneckia , Lindleya , and Vauquelinia ) that were formerly considered to be outside Maloideae...
2024: Frontiers in Plant Science