Simmons M P, Savolainen V, Clevinger C C, Archer R H, Davis J I
L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, 462 Mann Library, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2001 Jun;19(3):353-66. doi: 10.1006/mpev.2001.0937.
Phylogenetic relationships within Celastraceae (spindle-tree family) were inferred from nucleotide sequence characters from the 5' end of 26S nuclear ribosomal DNA (including expansion segments D1-D3; 84 species sampled), phytochrome B (58 species), rbcL (31 species), atpB (23 species), and morphology (94 species). Among taxa of questionable affinity, Forsellesia is a member of Crossosomataceae, and Goupia is excluded from Celastraceae. However, Brexia, Canotia, Lepuropetalon, Parnassia, Siphonodon, and Stackhousiaceae are supported as members of Celastraceae. Gymnosporia and Tricerma are distinct from Maytenus, Cassine is supported as distinct from Elaeodendron, and Dicarpellum is distinct from Salacia. Catha, Maytenus, and Pristimera are not resolved as natural genera. Hippocrateaceae (including Plagiopteron and Lophopetalum) are a clade nested within a paraphyletic Celastraceae. These data also suggest that the Loesener's classification of Celastraceae sensu stricto and Hallé's classification of Hippocrateaceae are artificial. The diversification of the fruit and aril within Celastraceae appears to be complex, with multiple origins of most fruit and aril forms.
卫矛科（卫矛属植物科）内的系统发育关系是根据26S核糖体DNA 5'端的核苷酸序列特征（包括扩展片段D1 - D3；共采样84个物种）、光敏色素B（58个物种）、rbcL（31个物种）、atpB（23个物种）以及形态学特征（94个物种）推断出来的。在亲缘关系存疑的类群中，福塞利亚属是交叉山茱萸科的成员，而古比木属被排除在卫矛科之外。然而，布雷克木属、卡诺蒂木属、鳞叶木属、梅花草属、管齿木属和灯架树科被确认为卫矛科的成员。裸实属和三裂卫矛属与美登木属不同，卡西木属被认为与油柑属不同，双心皮属与刺茉莉属不同。卡塔属、美登木属和普里斯蒂梅拉属未被解析为自然属。翅子藤科（包括斜翼属和梭子果属）是嵌套在并系卫矛科内的一个分支。这些数据还表明，勒泽纳对狭义卫矛科的分类和哈莱对翅子藤科的分类是人为的。卫矛科内果实和假种皮的多样化似乎很复杂，大多数果实和假种皮形式都有多个起源。
