Article
Cryptic diversity within the African aquatic plant Ottelia ulvifolia (Hydrocharitaceae) revealed by population genetic and phylogenetic analyses.
Journal of plant research - 1 May 2020
Li Zhi-Zhong, Ngarega Boniface K, Lehtonen Samuli, Gichira Andrew W, Karichu Mwihaki J, Wang Qing-Feng, Chen Jin-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Revealing cryptic diversity is of great importance for effective conservation and understanding macroevolution and ecology of plants. Ottelia, a typical example of aquatic plants, possesses extremely variable morphology and the presence of cryptic diversity makes its classification problematic. Previous studies have revealed cryptic Ottelia species in Asia, but very little is known about the molecular systematics...
Topics
- Africa
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Phylogeny
