01477nas a2200169   4500008004100000245011400041210006900155300001200224490000800236520084800244653008201092100002201174700001901196700001801215700002401233856005001257       2004                        eng d00aMolecular phylogeny of monocotyledons inferred from combined analysis of plastid matK and rbcL gene sequences0 aMolecular phylogeny of monocotyledons inferred from combined ana  a109-1200 v1173 aUsing matK and rbcL sequences (3,269 bp in total) from 113 genera of 45 families, we conducted a combined analsysis to contribute to the understanding of major evolutionary relationships in the monocotyledons. Trees resulting from the parsimony analysis are similar to those generated by earlier single or multiple gene analyses, but their strict consensus tree provides much better resolution of relationships among major clades. We find that Acorus (Acorales) is a sister group to the rest of the monocots, which receives 100% bootstrap support. A clade comprising Alismatales is diverged as the next branch, followed successively by Petrosaviaceae, the Dioscoreales-Pandanales clade, Liliales, Asparagales and commelinoids. All of these clades are strongly supported (with more than 90% bootstrap support). The sister-group relationship ...10aHanguanaceae, matK, molecular phylogeny, monocotyledons, Petrosaviaceae, rbcL1 aTamura, Minoru, N1 aYamashita, Jun1 aFuse, Shizuka1 aHaraguchi, Masatake  uhttps://juncaginaceae.myspecies.info/node/333