Nuclear phylogenomics clarifies the family-level backbone and gene-tree conflict in Zingiberales
Jiaxin Wang, Qihong Zhu, Canmei Chen, Yixin Luo, Jian Guo He
This study uses nuclear phylogenomics to resolve the family-level backbone of Zingiberales, finding that deep node instability is due to rapid divergence and incomplete lineage sorting, not hybridization.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology