Distinctive origin and evolution of endemic thistle of Korean volcanic island: Structural organization and phylogenetic relationships with complete chloroplast genome.

Unlike other Cirsium in Korea, Cirsium nipponicum (Island thistle) is distributed only on Ulleung Island, a volcanic island off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, and a unique thistle with none or very small thorns. Although many researchers have questioned the origin and evolution of C. nippon...

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Main Authors: Bongsang Kim, Yujung Lee, Bomin Koh, So Yun Jhang, Chul Hee Lee, Soonok Kim, Won-Jae Chi, Seoae Cho, Heebal Kim, Jaewoong Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277471

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