Genetic Diversity and Relationships Among Medicinal Species of Malva L. (Malvaceae) Based on Issr Markers

The genus Malva L., popularly known as mallow, grows spontaneously in almost all of Europe and the Mediterranean region. This is morphologically very diverse its species are used treatment respiratory, urinary, digestive problems, but some hardly distinguishable based on morphological features. We, therefore, performed a molecular data analysis for this genus. Amplification genomic DNA 90 randomly selected samples six using 5 primers produced 83 bands, which 77 were found to be polymorphic (90.99%). high average PIC MI values revealed capacity ISSR detect loci among species. genetic similarities collections estimated from 0.73 0.90. that parviflora M. vericillata had lowest similarity whereas, neglecta sylvestris highest similarity. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 29(2): 193-202, 2022 (December)