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Comparative Analysis of Section Calligonum and Pterococcus (Calligonum, Polygonaceae) Based on Fruit Morphology and Molecular Data

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Yan Li, Ying Feng and Xiyong Wang

Comparative Analysis of Section Calligonum and Pterococcus (Calligonum, Polygonaceae) Based on Fruit Morphology and Molecular Data

Five Calligonum species with winged fruit were compared using morphological characters and trnL-F molecular data. Based on fruit traits cladistics analyses, two monophyletic clades were recognized, in support of previous division of species with winged fruits into two sections, sect. Calligonum and Pterococcus. In contrast, due to lack of adequate sequence variation, the relationship between them was not resolved by molecular data. The inter-specific variability within sect. Calligonum were significant for most of the morphological characters ... view more»

DOI: 10.5958/2229-4473.2014.00016.0

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