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DNA barcoding of tuberous Orchidoideae: a resource for identification of orchids used in Salep.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Mar 2017
Ghorbani Abdolbaset, Gravendeel Barbara, Selliah Sugirthini, Zarré Shahin, de Boer Hugo
Abstract excerpt
Tubers of terrestrial orchids are harvested and traded from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea for the traditional product Salep. Overexploitation of wild populations and increased middle-class prosperity have escalated prices for Salep, causing overharvesting, depletion of native populations and providing an incentive to expand harvesting to untapped areas in Iran. Limited morphological distinctiveness...
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