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DNA barcoding of endangered Indian Paphiopedilum species.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Jan 2012
Parveen Iffat, Singh Hemant K, Raghuvanshi Saurabh, Pradhan Udai C, Babbar Shashi B
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The indiscriminate collections of Paphiopedilum species from the wild for their exotic ornamental flowers have rendered these plants endangered. Although the trade of these endangered species from the wild is strictly forbidden, it continues unabated in one or other forms that elude the current identification methods. DNA barcoding that offers identification of a species even if only a small fragment of the...
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