P. Kornhall et al., Selagineae and Manuleeae, two tribes or one? Phylogenetic studies in the Scrophulariaceae, PLANT SYS E, 228(3-4), 2001, pp. 199-218
Based on results from a cladistic analysis of molecular characters using pa
rsimony and Bayesian inference, the tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae, som
etimes Selaginaceae or Globulariaceae). is found to have arisen within Manu
leeae (Scrophulariaceae). The inclusion of Selagineae into Manuleeae is the
refore proposed. The result is corroborated by morphological characters. an
d indicates that the typical Selagineae condition with one ovule per ovary
locule has arisen several times within the Manuleeae. Two former Manuleeae
taxa are excluded from Manuleeae; Antherothamnus and Camptoloma. The former
shows affinity with Scrophularia and Verbascum, and the latter groups with
Buddleja and related genera. The controversy between parsimony and likelih
ood based methods are briefly discussed as is the possibility of historical
bias in prior studies.