Current progress and future prospects in
phylofloristics
Rong Li;Lishen Qian;Hang Sun
【期刊名称】《植物分类与资源学报》 【年(卷),期】2018(040)004
【摘要】The species composition of regional plant assemblages can in large part be explained by a long history of biogeographical and evolutionary events. Traditional attempts of floristic studies typically focus on the analyses of taxonomic composition, often ignoring the rich context that evolutionary history can provide. In 2014, Swenson and Uma～na
introduced
the
term'phylofloristics'
to
define
a
phylogenetically enabled analysis of the species composition of regional floras. Integrating phylogenetic information into tradi-tional floristic analysis can provide a promising way to explore the ecological, biogeographic, and evolutionary processes that drive plant assemblies at multiple spatial scales. In this review, we sum-marize the current progress on the phylogenetic structure, spatial phylogenetic pattern, origin and diversification, phylogenetic regionalization of floristic assemblages, and application of phylogenetic information in biodiversity conservation. These summaries highlight the importance of incorporating phylogenetic information to improve our understanding of floristic assembly from an evolutionary perspective. The review ends
Current progress and future prospects in phylofloristics
