Identification of species and materia medica within Saussurea subg. Amphilaena based on DNA barcodes

Saussurea is one of the most species-rich genera in the family Asteraceae, where some have a complex evolutionary history, including radiation and convergent evolution, and the identification of these species is notoriously difficult. This genus contains many plants with medical uses, and thus an ob...

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Main Authors: Jie Chen, Yong-Bao Zhao, Yu-Jin Wang, Xiao-Gang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6357.pdf