Phylogenetics of <i>Taxus</i> Using the Internal Transcribed Spacers of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA and Plastid <i>trnL-F</i> Regions

Phylogenetics of <i>Taxus</i> Using the Internal Transcribed Spacers of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA and Plastid <i>trnL-F</i> Regions

<i>Taxus</i> is a genus of trees and shrubs with high value in horticulture and medicine as a source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. The taxonomy of the group is complex due to the lack of diagnostic morphological characters and the high degree of similarity among species. <i>Ta...

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Main Authors: Patricia Coughlan, James C. Carolan, Ingrid L. I. Hook, Lisa Kilmartin, Trevor R. Hodkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Horticulturae
Subjects:
biogeography
hybridization
<i>taxus</i>
nr<i>its</i>
paclitaxel
phylogenetics
taxaceae
taxol
<i>trnl-f</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/1/19

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