Correction: Reticulate evolutionary history underpins a revised generic circumscription of Paphiopedilum (Orchidaceae): insights from integrative phylogenomics and historical biogeography

Correction: BMC Plant Biol 25, 1167 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07123-3

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified a formatting error in Fig. 5, multiple layers of revision were overlaid on top of each other. The correct figure is provided below.

Furthemore, a minor typo error was also found in the Fig. 5 caption. The change is highlighted below in bold.

Incorrect Fig. 5

Fig. 5.

Bayesian inference phylogeny of the genus Paphiopedilum based on a concatenated dataset of the low-copy nuclear genes PHYC (phytochrome C), ACO (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase), and DEF4 (DEFICIENS-like gene 4), with the overlay of key traits used in the taxonomic circumscription of major clades. Morphological synapomorphies are indicated, as well as the cytogenetic character “multiple duplication of 5S rDNA” (item 8). The tree highlights both genetic relationships and the evolutionary significance of specific morphological features, which are crucial for defining taxonomic boundaries within the genera. Taxon labels reflect the revised systematic framework proposed in this study

Correct Fig. 5

Fig. 5.

Bayesian inference phylogeny of the genus Paphiopedilum based on a concatenated dataset of the low-copy nuclear genes PHYC (phytochrome C), ACO (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase), and DEF4 (DEFICIENS-like gene 4), with the overlay of key traits used in the taxonomic circumscription of major clades. Morphological synapomorphies are indicated, as well as the cytogenetic character “multiple duplication of 5S rDNA” (item 9). The tree highlights both genetic relationships and the evolutionary significance of specific morphological features, which are crucial for defining taxonomic boundaries within the genera. Taxon labels reflect the revised systematic framework proposed in this study

The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.