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Molecular and morphological phylogenetic analysis of Brachiaria and Urochloa (Poaceae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Oct 2005
Torres González A M, Morton C M
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The taxonomic relationships of Brachiaria and Urochloa have been questioned based on previous morphological studies. In this paper, we reconsider the phylogenetic relationships of these genera using 22 species of Brachiaria and Urochloa and six species of Paniceae as out-groups. The ITS1, 5.8S, and ITS2 region (internal transcribed spacer) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and eight morphological characters of the...
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