[The utility of trnH-psbA gene for phylogenetic analysis of Huperziaceae and plant barcoding]
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Application of DNA Barcoding to Identify Medicinal Plants
Published on: November 1, 2024
Hao Shao1, Li Zhang, Hui-Fang Lv
1Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Objective:
The purpose of study was to discover the phylogenetic relations and plant barcoding of 17 plants from Huperziaceae.
Methods:
Phylogenetic tree of chloroplast trnH-psbA gene of 17 plants from Huperziaceae was constructed by software.
Results:
It showed that Huperziaceae could be divided into two genera Huperzia and Phlegmariurus and bootstrap value reached 91%.
Conclusions:
Holub and Qing' taxonomy was supported and 17 species in Huperziaceae were monophyletic groups and it suggested that trnH-psbA could be used as a DNA barcode to identify plants.
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