Testing DNA barcodes in closely related species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar and China.

doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12319

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Testing DNA barcodes in closely related species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar and China.

Molecular ecology resources - 1 Mar 2015

Chen Juan, Zhao Jietang, Erickson David L, Xia Nianhe, Kress W John

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The genus Curcuma L. is commonly used as spices, medicines, dyes and ornamentals. Owing to its economic significance and lack of clear-cut morphological differences between species, this genus is an ideal case for developing DNA barcodes. In this study, four chloroplast DNA regions (matK, rbcL, trnH-psbA and trnL-F) and one nuclear region (ITS2) were generated for 44 Curcuma species and five species from closely...

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Testing DNA barcodes in closely related species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar and China.

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Testing DNA barcodes in closely related species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar and China.

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