DNA barcoding of vouchered xylarium wood specimens of nine endangered Dalbergia species

Min Yu; Lichao Jiao; Juan Guo; Alex C. Wiedenhoeft; Tuo He; Xiaomei Jiang; Yafang Yin

doi:10.1007/s00425-017-2758-9

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DNA barcoding of vouchered xylarium wood specimens of nine endangered Dalbergia species

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Authors:

Min Yu, Lichao Jiao, Juan Guo, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Tuo He, Xiaomei Jiang, Yafang Yin

Year:

2017

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-017-2758-9

Source:

Planta. 246(6): 1165-1176.

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Abstract

ITS2+trnH-psbA was the best combination of DNA barcode to resolve the Dalbergia wood species studied. We demonstrate the feasibility of building a DNA barcode reference database using xylarium wood specimens.

Keywords

DNA barcode reference database, ITS2, trnH-psbA, CITES, forensic wood identification, illegal logging

Citation

Yu, Min; Jiao, Lichao; Guo, Juan; Wiedenhoeft, Alex C.; He, Tuo; Jiang, Xiaomei; Yin, Yafang. 2017. DNA barcoding of vouchered Xylarium wood specimens of nine endangered Dalbergia species. Planta. 246(6): 1165-1176.