DNA barcoding of a large genus, Aspalathus L. (Fabaceae)

Taxon

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1317-1327

  Edwards, Dawn ^a,b   Horn, Anne ^a,c   Taylor, Diane ^a   Savolainen, Vincent ^d,e   Hawkins, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspalathus; DNA barcode; ITS; psbA trnH; Species identification; trnT trnL

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEGUME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLASTID; SHRUB;

ASPALATHUS; CROTALARIEAE; FABACEAE;

EID: 57749196958     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.574021     Document Type: Article

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