FRUIT MORPHOLOGY OF SECTIONS OF THE GENUS ONOBRYCHIS MILLER (FABACEAE) AND ITS PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

In this study, fruit morphology of sections of the genus Onobrychis were examined. Fruit morphology origin, taxonomic position, and phylogeny of the genus are discussed. The hypothesis obtained from a phylogenetic analysis based on fruit morphology suggests the polyphyly of the genus excluding section Dendrobrychis. However, the result supports monophyly of four generic sections, Hymenobrychis + (Heliobrychis + (Lophobrychis + Onobrychis)).