Fig. 2. Phylogenetic relationship of Asteraceae with other plants and whole-genome triplication events.
a Phylogeny and timescale of 29 representative terrestrial plant species. Gray bars at nodes represent 95% confidence intervals of the estimated divergence dates, while red arrow and star indicate the origin of Asteraceae around 80 million years ago (MYA) in the late Cretaceous. Numbers at each branch or node represent expansions (red) and contractions (black) of orthologous groups. MRCA: most recent common ancestor. b Density distribution of estimated synonymous substitution rate (Ks) of syntelog pairs for intragenomic comparisons (Sc. taccada, lettuce (La. sativa), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), artichoke (Cynara cardunculus), and coffee (C. arabica)) and for Sc. taccada versus coffee, lettuce, and artichoke. c Macrosynteny visualization of the genomes of grapevine (Vitis vinifera), coffee, Sc. taccada, lettuce, and artichoke showing triplication events in Asteraceae. Three examples of syntelogs are colored in red, green, and blue, where one copy is in grapevine, coffee, and Sc. taccada, and three copies are in lettuce and artichoke. Numbers indicate chromosomes. Source data are provided as a Source data file.