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DNA barcoding of a complex genus, Aesculus L. (Sapindaceae) reveals lack of species-level resolution   
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Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Rahma Alshamranı
Özet
Aesculus L. is a small genus of horticulturally important trees and shrubs, comprising 13-19 species. Frequent hybridization among species, particularly in cultivation, has contributed to taxonomic confusion and difficulties in the identification of plants. In this study, we evaluated three widely employed plant DNA barcode loci, matK, and the entire ITS region (ITS1+5.8S+ITS2) as well as subunit ITS2 for 50 individuals representing 13 species of Aesculus, excluding only A. wangii (=A. assamica). In contrast to the plastid matK region, both the ITS and ITS2 loci displayed low levels of species discrimination, especially in our "first hit" BLASTn searches. We also presented the phylogeny of Aesculus based on matK and the entire ITS region, with additional matK and ITS sequences from GenBank. Our results show that Aesculus chinensis, A. flava, A. glabra, A. pavia, and A. sylvatica are probably not monophyletic. Furthermore, with the widest taxon coverage until now, the current study highlights the importance of sampling multiple individuals, not only for DNA barcoding, but also for phylogenetic studies.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Aesculus | DNA barcoding | ITS/ITS2 | matK | phylogeny
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı BOTANY
Dergi ISSN 1916-2790
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2019
Cilt No 97
Sayı 9
Sayfalar 503 / 512
Doi Numarası 10.1139/cjb-2019-0018
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2019-0018