Implementation of Bayesian inference MCMC algorithm in phylogenetic analysis of Dipterocarpaceae family

Abstract

Dipterocarpaceae is one of the most prominent plant families, with more than 500 members of species. This family mostly used timber plants for housing, making ships, decking, and primary materials for making furniture. In Indonesia, many Dipterocarpaceae species have morphological similarities and are challenging to recognize in the field. As a result, the classification process becomes difficult and even results are inconsistent when viewed only from the morphology. This research will analyze the phylogenetic tree of Dipterocarpaceae based on the chloroplast matK gene. The aim of the research is to classify the phylogenetics tree of Dipterocarpaceae family using Bayesian inference algorithm. This research used the chloroplast gene instead of morphological characters which has more accurate. The analysis steps are collecting data, modifying the structure sequence name, sequence alignment, constructing tree by using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) from Bayesian Inference, and evaluating and analyzing the phylogenetic tree. The results showed that the tree constructed based on the gene is different from the tree based on morphology. Based on the morphological, Dipterocarpus should be in the Dipterocarpeae tribe but based on the similarity of its genes, Dipterocarpus is more similar to the Shoreae tribe.