Phylogenetic relationships between Hystrix and its closely related genera (Triticeae; Poaceae) based on nuclear Acc1, DMC1 and chloroplast trnL-F sequences.

To estimate the phylogenetic relationship of polyploid Hystrix in Triticeae, two single-copy nuclear genes (Acc1 and DMC1) and chloroplast trnL-F sequences of six Hystrix taxa were analyzed with those of nine Leymus species (NsXm), four Elymus species (StH) and 13 diploid taxa from seven monogenomic genera. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that Hystrix taxa contain two distinct types of genome constitution, despite the overall morphological and ecological similarity among Hystrix taxa. One type of genome constitution is StH (Hy. patula) as Elymus, the other is NsXm (Hy. californica, Hy. coreana, Hy. duthiei, Hy. duthiei ssp. longearistata and Hy. komarovii) as Leymus. The St, H and Ns genomes in Hystrix are donated by Pseudoroegneria, Hordeum and Psathyrostachys, respectively. The donor of the Xm genome is closely related to Agropyron (P). The trnL-F data especially indicate that there has been a maternal haplotype polymorphism in Hystrix species. Based on these results, we suggest that Hy. coreana, Hy. duthiei, Hy. duthiei ssp. longearistata, Hy. komarovii and Hy. californica should be included in the genus Leymus, and Hy. patula in the genus Elymus. Copyright (c) 2009. Published by Elsevier Inc.