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Plastome phylogenomics of the tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae): taxonomic implications and a key to the genera

Nuñez-Florentin Mariela Kieran P Claypool Nusrat Huda Katherine Green Greg Monzel Peter W. Schafran Suman Neupane

Jul 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations

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The first phylogenomic study of the tribe Spermacoceae based on plastome-scale data and expanded sampling of Neotropical taxa is presented, providing the most robust phylogenetic framework yet available for the tribe and establishing a foundation for future systematic, biogeographic, and evolutionary research.

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