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all of the species in supersection Cieca are cladospecies and possess molecular
and morphological autapomorphies (Figs. 4.1-4.4, 6.1-6.2; Tab. 7.1). I originally
began this project with the idea that one of the phylogenetic species concepts
would apply to the species of supersection Cieca, preferably the one that was the
least subjective (i.e., the autapomorphic species concept). However, as I delved
deeper into the biology of this group it became evident that the utilization of only
one species concept was inadequate, and I found myself beginning to integrate
elements of several concepts, a situation which will likely reoccur in studies of
other groups of rapidly evolving, complex species groups.
Table 7.2. Table indicating the type and amount of evidence for monophyly for
the species of Passiflora supersection Cieca; "-" = taxa not included in the
molecular analysis.
Species Evidence for
Monophyly
(Molecules - MOL;
Morphology - MOR)
Number of Molecular Apomorphies/
Number of Morphological
Apomorphies
P. clypeophylla MOR -/6
P. coriacea MOL/MOR 5/3
P. eglandulosa MOR -/12
P. itzensis MOL/MOR 4/8
P. juliana MOL/MOR 15/7
P. lancifolia MOL/MOR 1/8
P. macfadyenii MOR -/9
P. mcvaughiana MOL/MOR 3/8
P. megacoriacea MOR -/11
P. obtusifolia MOL/MOR 5/4
P. pallida MOL/MOR 63/3
P. suberosa Not monophyletic
P. tacana MOR -/7
P. tenuiloba MOL/MOR 18/10
P. tridactylites MOR -/2
P. trinifolia MOR -/10
P. viridiflora MOL/MOR 5/19
P. xiikzodz MOL//MOR 10/2