Classification of the Celastrales based on integration of genomic, morphological, and Sanger-sequence characters

MP Simmons, JA Lombardi, L Biral - Systematic Botany, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
We present the best sampled phylogenetic analysis of Celastrales, with respect to both
character and taxon sampling, and use it to present a natural classification of the order …

Phylogeny and delimitation of the Celastrales inferred from nuclear and plastid genes

LB Zhang, MP Simmons - Systematic Botany, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
A phylogenetic analysis of the Celastrales was performed using nuclear (18S, ITS 1, 26S
rDNA) and plastid (atpB, matK, rbcL, trnL-F spacer) genes. In contrast to most previous …

Phylogeny of Celastraceae tribe Euonymeae inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid genes

MP Simmons, MJ McKenna, CD Bacon… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2012 - Elsevier
The phylogeny of Celastraceae tribe Euonymeae (∼ 230 species in eight genera in both the
Old and New Worlds) was inferred using morphological characters together with plastid …

Phylogeny of the Celastraceae inferred from 26S nuclear ribosomal DNA, phytochrome B, rbcL, atpB, and morphology

MP Simmons, V Savolainen, CC Clevinger… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2001 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic relationships within Celastraceae (spindle-tree family) were inferred from
nucleotide sequence characters from the 5′ end of 26S nuclear ribosomal DNA (including …

Phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamilies Cassinoideae and Tripterygioideae inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid loci

MP Simmons, CD Bacon, JJ Cappa… - Systematic …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamilies Cassinoideae (120 species in 17 genera in both
the Old and New World tropics and subtropics) and Tripterygioideae (39 species in seven …

Relationships and morphological character change among genera of Celastraceae sensu lato (including Hippocrateaceae)

MP Simmons, JP Hedin - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 1999 - JSTOR
A cladistic analysis of Celastraceae sensu lato (including Hippocrateaceae) was conducted
using 69 informative morphological characters representing variation in gross morphology …

Wilczekra, a new genus of Celastraceae for a disjunct lineage of Euonymus

MP Simmons, JJ Cappa - Systematic Botany, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Disjunct distributions in poorly defined taxa can serve as indicators that the members of the
isolated ranges are polyphyletic, as has been previously demonstrated in many plant …

Phylogeny of the Elaeodendron group (Celastraceae) inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid genes

MB Islam, MP Simmons, RH Archer - Systematic Botany, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
The phylogeny of the Elaeodendron group was inferred in a simultaneous analysis of
morphological characters together with nuclear (ITS and 26S rDNA) and plastid (matK, trnL …

Phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamily Salacioideae and tribe Lophopetaleae inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid genes

JM Coughenour, MP Simmons, JA Lombardi… - Systematic …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The phylogeny of Celastraceae subfamily Salacioideae (ca. 255 species in the Old and New
World tropics) and tribe Lophopetaleae (ca. 29 species in southern Asia and the Austral …

Fossil record of Celastraceae: evaluation and potential use in molecular calibrations

AL Hernández-Damián, SL Gómez-Acevedo… - Botanical …, 2021 - scielo.org.mx
Background: Celastraceae is a morphologically heterogeneous family. For this reason, the
inclusion of some taxa within this group is controversial. Recently this problem has become …