Delimiting species using DNA and morphological variation in some Alcea (Malvaceae) species based on SRAP markers

Species identification is fundamentally important within the fields of biology, biogeography, ecology and conservation. The genus Alcea (Malvaceae) includes approximately 70 species mainly Irano-Turanian distribution considered one most challenging genera Middle East, due to its uniformity pronounced plasticity in morphological traits. In spite vast many that grow Iraq, there are not any available report on their genetic diversity, mode divergence patterns dispersal. Therefore, we performed molecular (SRAP marker) studies 80 accessions from 10 were collected different habitats Iraq. aims present study are: 1) can SRAP markers identify species, 2) what structure these taxa 3) investigate inter-relationship? revealed combination data species.