A phylogenetic study of the Opopanax and Crenosciadium was conducted to elucidate their circumscription infrageneric relationships. Sequence data from nrDNA ITS, cpDNA matK trnL-F were used determine relationship. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplifications all regions performed using universal primers. Maximum Likelihood (ML) trees constructed PAUP* software, another tree ITS sequences show...

Abstract: Background: Averrhoa carambola L. (star fruit) is an underutilized plant in the family Oxalidaceae. The has various pharmacological activities and fleshy juicy fruit with high nutritional value rich vitamins. Objectives: This study aims to authenticate examine evolutionary relationships between taxa. Materials Methods: species identification was verified using well-established DNA bar...

A new species, Aporosa tetragona Tagane & V. S. Dang, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Mt. Hon Ba located in the Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam. This species is characterized by tetragonal pistillate flowers and fruits, which are clearly distinguishable from the other previously known species of the genus. The morphology and phylogeny based on rbcL and matK of this species indicat...

Most of the plant species from genus Momordica which originated Asia and Africa have been shown to functional value, both as food medicinal plants. However, quality utilization plants needs be controlled through accurate authentication, for example molecular analysis based on DNA barcodes. The matK sequence is one most widely used barcode regions in studies. Therefore, this study was conducted ...

Phylogenetic reconstruction in the Poaceae began early in this century with proposed evolutionary hypotheses based on assessment of existing knowledge of grasses (e.g., Bew, 1929; Hubbard 1948; Prat, 1960; Stebbins, 1956, 1982; Clayton, 1981; Tsvelev, 1983). Imperical approaches to phylogenetic reconstruction of the Poaceae followed those initial hypotheses, starting with cladistic analyses of ...