Phylogenetics of <i>Taxus</i> Using the Internal Transcribed Spacers of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA and Plastid <i>trnL-F</i> Regions
<i>Taxus</i> is a genus of trees and shrubs with high value in horticulture and medicine as a source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. The taxonomy of the group is complex due to the lack of diagnostic morphological characters and the high degree of similarity among species. <i>Ta...
Main Authors: | Patricia Coughlan, James C. Carolan, Ingrid L. I. Hook, Lisa Kilmartin, Trevor R. Hodkinson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-03-01
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Series: | Horticulturae |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/1/19 |
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