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8.2.2. Phylogenetic analysis

DNA sequences were edited and aligned by using Clustal W. All characters were treated as equally weighted and unordered. Maximum Parsimony MP analysis was performed with PAUP 4.0b10 Swofford 1998 using the heuristic search option with 100 random replicates of stepwise data addition with TBR swapping and Multrees set to 200 trees limit. Boostrap analysis Felsenstein 1985 was performed with 200 replicates to evaluate internal support. Athyrium filix-femina, A. distentifolium, A. niponicum, A. sheareri. A.vidalii and A. yokoscence were selected as outgroup taxa.

8.3. Results and Discussion

Chloroplast rbcL gene sequences of 25 species of Diplazium from West Malesia were newly generated Table 1. Length of the sequences of the 29 species are varying, from 640 to 1445 base pair bp. There are many missing data on gene between pair number 722 – 1445. Therefore 721-bp region from the pair number 1 to 721 were used to make comparison between two cytotypes in a species or among the closely related species and used for phylogenetic analysis. However the 721-pb region possess many informative characters, viz. 544 75.

8.3.1. Infraspecific Genetic Diversity in Diplazium

Intraspecific nucleotides differences in Diplazium are showed in Table 8.3. The differences among individuals in the same species are 0 – 5 nucleotides, but in D. dilatatum, D. procumbens and D. subvirescens. There are not any differences on gene rbcL squences in D. esculentum, D. polypodioides, D. subserratum, D.simplicivenium, D. silvaticum, and D. xiphophyllum TNgP1717 - 1719 . As revealed in Chapter 5, the two first species are diploid. D. subserratum showed diploid, triploid and tetraploid. D. simplicivenium and D. silvaticum are triploid and tetraploid, respectively. Whereas the voucher specimen of the last species was not know its chromosomes number. These results indicate that these species are autoploid. 162 The diploid and tetraploid of D. pallidum differ from each other by five nucleotides between pair number 74 – 721. There are missing data on the diploid TNgP 1406 on pair number 1-73. Takamiya et al 2001 reported genetic comparison between triploid and tetraploid of Diplazium doederleinii. The two cytotypes differ from each other by only two nucleotides in the rbcL sequences, and there are no variations in cytotype except for a single plant of the triploid. Tabel 8.3. Infraspecific Genetic Variaton of Diplazium based on Gene rbcL Sequences Species Number of Nucleotides Difference Notes D. esculentum TNgP 730 – TNgP 1227 D. esculentum Kagoshima-Japan – Java TNgP 1227 3 D. accedens TNgP 1001 – TNg 1161 4 In the same locality, G. Gede-G. Pangrango National Park D. accedens TNgP 1161 G. Gede-Pangrango – TNgP 1211 G. Salak 1 On nucleotide number 649, in which TNgP 1161 has Thymine and TNgP 1211 has Cytosine D. cordifolium ‘simple’ TNgP 1202 – D. cordifolium ‘pinnate’ TNgP 1237 1 On nucleotide number 340, in TNgP 1202 Cytosine pyrimidine base and TNgP 1237 has Adenin purine base D. cordifolium TNgP1238 - 1237 10 D. cordifolium TNgP 1912 berbulu – D. cordifolium TNgP 1237 8 D. xiphophyllum TD902 – TNgP1717 1 D. xiphophyllum TNgP1717 - 1719 D. polypodioides TNgP 677, TNgP 1184, 1185 D. procumbens 1015 - 1047 5 D. procumbens 1015-1216 7 D. procumbens 1047-1216 6 Missing data on nucleotide number 1-4 and 649 to 721 in TNgP 1216 D. pallidum tetraploid 1172– diploid TNgP 1406 5 Missing data on TNgP 1406 in 1-73 D. subserratum TNgP 1070 - 1072 D. lobbianum TNgP 1031-1181 5 Missing data on TNgP 1181 in nucleotide number 1-3 D. lobbianum TNgP 1181 - 1008 4 D. lobbianum TNgP 1031 - 1008 4 D. silvaticum TNgP 1300 – 1302 D.simplicivenium TNgP 1025, 1073, 1141, 1171, 1175, 1179 D. dilatatum TNgP 1011 G. Gede Java – ABO21719 Japan 16 D. subvirescens TNgP 1012 – D. subvirescens TNgP 1178 22 163 The high number of nucleotides differences of D. dilatatum, D. procumbens and D. subvirescens are presumed to due they are hybrid. In Java, the three species mentioned above are triploid apogamous. However their putative parents have not been found. Further study are needed to prove this suggestion.

8.3.2. Species Delimitation in Diplazium based on Gene rbcL Sequence