The Use of DNA Barcoding on Recently Diverged Species in the Genus Gentiana (Gentianaceae) in China.

DNA barcoding of plants poses particular challenges, especially in differentiating, recently diverged taxa. The genus Gentiana (Gentianaceae) is a species-rich plant group which rapidly radiated in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains in China. In this study, we tested the core plant barcode (rbcL + matK...

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Main Authors: Juan Liu, Hai-Fei Yan, Xue-Jun Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4822852?pdf=render