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ArticleBMC plant biology2026

Comparative analyses of the plastid genomes and their phylogenetic implications in tribe delphinieae (Ranunculaceae).

Yue-Xin Luo, Wen-He Li, Huan-Yu Wu, Bo-Wen Liu, Radosław Puchałka, Jia-Min Xiao, Shuang Qin, Zi-Yi Li, Jian He, Lei Xie

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Yue-Xin Luo *School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Wen-He Li *School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Huan-Yu WuSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Bo-Wen LiuSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Radosław PuchałkaDepartment of Ecology and Biogeography, Centre for Climate Change Research, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, Toruń, 87-100, Poland.
Jia-Min XiaoSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Shuang QinSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Zi-Yi LiSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Jian HeSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China. j.he930724@gmail.com.
Lei XieSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China. xielei@bjfu.edu.cn.

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the Discipline Crossing Foundation of School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University BH2025-JX-03the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31670207
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Abstract

backgroundThe tribe Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae) has long posed challenges in terms of both its phylogeny and its taxonomy. This study integrates 60 newly sequenced plastid genomes with 57 published ones (117 in total) to construct a robust evolutionary framework for the tribe.

resultsOur analyses reveal that the plastomes of Delphinieae exhibit exceptional structural conservation, contrary to the frequent rearrangements observed in related Ranunculaceae lineages. The plastid phylogenomic framework resolves long-standing controversies, providing maximum support for all major intergeneric relationships (bootstrap support (BS) = 100; posterior probability (PP) = 1.0). Our results place the annual genus Staphisagria as the earliest-diverging lineage, sister to the remainder of the tribe. The results also identify Gymnaconitum as the sister genus to Delphinium. This topology challenges the traditional view of life-history evolution by strongly supporting a transition from an annual to a perennial habit within the tribe, a hypothesis corroborated by the annual nature of its outgroups. Divergence time estimates indicate that the major radiations of the two largest subgenera, Aconitum subg. Aconitum and Delphinium subg. Delphinastrum, occurred from the mid- to late Miocene, coinciding with major geological and climatic shifts.

conclusionsThis study provides a definitive phylogenetic backbone for Delphinieae, clarifies its life-history evolution, and links its diversification to key geological events. The conserved plastome structure and identified hypervariable regions offer a foundation for future systematic and population-level studies in this ecologically and medicinally important tribe.

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Genome, PlastidPhylogenyRanunculaceaeEvolution, MolecularAdaptive evolutionComparative genomicsMolecular datingPhylogenomics

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PMID41566197
PMCPMC12905865

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