The origin of Humboldt and Bonpland's holotype of Oncidium ornithorhynchum, clarified using +200-year-old DNA
Oncidium ornithorhynchum, an epiphytic orchid characterized by erect, pyramidal inflorescences and small yellow flowers, is found in the northern Andes. However, according to the protologue, the type was collected in Mexico during Humboldt and Bonpland's American expedition (1800–1804). To clar...
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- Tipo de recurso:
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2019
- Institución:
- Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio Institucional UTB
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/9139
- Acceso en línea:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/9139
- Palabra clave:
- Herbarium DNA amplification
Molecular phylogenetics
Oncidium ornithorhynchum
Oncidium sotoanum
South America
Amplification
DNA
Epiphyte
Herb
Herbarium
Molecular ecology
Phylogenetics
Andes
Canada
Humboldt
Mexico [North America]
Saskatchewan
Oncidium
Oncidium ornithorhynchum
Orchidaceae
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- restrictedAccess
- License
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
| Summary: | Oncidium ornithorhynchum, an epiphytic orchid characterized by erect, pyramidal inflorescences and small yellow flowers, is found in the northern Andes. However, according to the protologue, the type was collected in Mexico during Humboldt and Bonpland's American expedition (1800–1804). To clarify this problem, we extracted DNA from the ancient holotype. Short-range PCRs for plastid (matK-trnK, trnH-psbA, ycf1) and nuclear (nrITS) markers were established and used to infer its phylogenetic placement with several related Central American and Andean orchid species. This provided well-supported and close relationships of the holotype with other North Andean orchids, proving that the locus classicus was confounded. Also O. sotoanum from Mexico, with which O. ornithorhynchum has often been confused, was only distantly related. © 2019 International Association for Plant Taxonomy |
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