phylogenetic trees reveal that the Indian species in this anal-
ysis [24 species, including 15 in Goetsch et al. (2005) and
nine added here] are spread across clades A and B (but not
C), broadly consistent with existing classification (Fig.Within clade A, R. moulmainense Hook.f. is placed in the
monophyletic section Choniastrum Franch., which is sister
to a large clade containing the paraphyletic section Rho-
dodendron L. and nested sections Vireya Blume and Pog-
onathum G.Don.ex. G.Don, R. ciliatum Hook.f., R. dalhous-
ieae Hook.f., R. nuttallii Booth ex Nutt, R. setosum D.Don,
R. edgeworthii Hook.f., R. xanthostephanum Merr, and R.
pendulum Hook.f. are placed in one clade (including section
Vireya) and five--R.Two species, R. vaccinoides Hook.f. and R. santa-
paui Sastry et al., are in the monophyletic section Vireya
Blume.Ten species--R. 3).