Research Article

Phylogeographic Structure of a Tethyan Relict Capparis spinosa (Capparaceae) Traces Pleistocene Geologic and Climatic Changes in the Western Himalayas, Tianshan Mountains, and Adjacent Desert Regions

Table 1

Details of geographical locations, sample sizes, cpDNA haplotypes, and diversity indices for 31 populations of C. spinosa.

CodePopulation localityLatitude/longitudeAltitude (m)No.Haplotype (±SD) (±SD)

Overall2670.8925 ± 0.00750.0037 ± 0.0019

(I) The Western Himalayas group
 (1) ZDZanda, Tibet31°30′N/79°38′E3,5989H22, H23, H240.4167 ± 0.19070.0021 ± 0.0013
 (2) QSQusum, Tibet31°29′N/79°48′E3,6455H2200

(II) The Eastern Pamir group
 (3) YGSYengisar, Xinjiang38°43′N/76°14′E2,0109H600
 (4) TXGTaxkorgan, Xinjiang37°47′N/75°13′E3,6945H600
 (5) AKTAkto, Xinjiang38°59′N/75°32′E2,4419H600
 (6) WQWuqia, Xinjiang39°44′N/75°40′E1,94510H6, H210.4667 ± 0.13180.0006 ± 0.0005
 (7) ATXArtux, Xinjiang39°52′N/76°47′E1,30310H6, H70.4667 ± 0.13180.0006 ± 0.0005
 (8) JSJiashi, Xinjiang39°56′N/78°01′E1,1629H600

(III) The Ili Valley group
 (9) GLGongliu, Xinjiang43°37′N/81°49′E7109H700
 (10) YNYining, Xinjiang43°37′N/82°08′E7509H700
 (11) BLBole, Xinjiang44°42′N/82°05′E4709H700
 (12) WSWusu, Xinjiang44°19′N/84°19′E6859H7, H120.5000 ± 0.12830.0013 ± 0.0009

(IV) The north side of the Tianshan Mountains group
 (13) KRMYKaramay, Xinjiang44°56′N/84°46′E2965H1200
 (14) TLToli, Xinjiang45°55′N/83°36′E6845H1700
 (15) SHZShihezi, Xinjiang44°16′N/85°57′E3565H1100
 (16) SWShawan, Xinjiang44°19′N/85°35′E5849H500
 (17) MNSManas, Xinjiang44°11′N/86°08′E6428H5, H100.4286 ± 0.16870.0002 ± 0.0002
 (18) URMQUrumqi, Xinjiang43°44′N/86°57′E1,0608H10, H110.4286 ± 0.16870.0010 ± 0.0007
 (19) JMSJimsar, Xinjiang43°55′N/89°07′E9458H500

(V) The south side of the Tianshan Mountains group
 (20) KPKalpin, Xinjiang40°35′N/79°36′E1,13110H1, H50.3556 ± 0.15910.0008 ± 0.0006
 (21) WNSWensu, Xinjiang41°29′N/79°54′E1,2969H1, H8, H200.7500 ± 0.07860.0016 ± 0.0010
 (22) BCBaicheng, Xinjiang41°59′N/83°03′E1,3698H1, H80.5714 ± 0.09450.0003 ± 0.0003
 (23) LTLuntai, Xinjiang41°14′N/84°12′E92110H8, H140.3556 ± 0.15910.0011 ± 0.0007
 (24) KRLKorla, Xinjiang41°50′N/86°03′E1,0728H1, H8, H130.6071 ± 0.16400.0004 ± 0.0004
 (25) HJHejing, Xinjiang42°31′N/86°16′E1,40310H5, H80.4667 ± 0.13180.0012 ± 0.0008
 (26) TKSToksun, Xinjiang42°49′N/88°38′E9512H1, H50.5455 ± 0.06150.0012 ± 0.0008
 (27) TRPTurpan, Xinjiang42°52′N/89°11′E−8412H1, H5, H11, H18, H190.8485 ± 0.05860.0017 ± 0.0010
 (28) SSShanshan, Xinjiang43°11′N/90°09′E1,0439H10, H15, H16 0.7222 ± 0.09670.0015 ± 0.0009
 (29) HMHami, Xinjiang42°31′N/94°09′E7739H9, H10, H110.7500 ± 0.07860.0013 ± 0.0009
 (30) DHDunhuang, Gansu40°25′N/94°44′E1,05110H1, H2, H30.3778 ± 0.18130.0005 ± 0.0004
 (31) GZGuazhou, Gansu40°22′N/95°34′E1,13310H1, H2, H4, H50.7333 ± 0.10050.0011 ± 0.0007

No.: number of sample individuals; : haplotype diversity; : nucleotide diversity.