3RAD‐Guided SNP Discovery for Species Identification and Conservation of the Medicinal Southern African Tree Genus Greyia Hook. & Harv.
Iné Botha, Simo N. Maduna, Snorre B. Hagen, Namrita Lall, Dave K. Berger · 2026
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Description
Iné Botha and co-authors build a DNA test that tells apart three Greyia tree species of southern Africa, whose look-alikes defy the eye. The trees hold medicinal value for skin care, yet overlapping forms and weak standard barcodes blur their borders. Misnamed stock threatens both conservation and honest trade.
Their 2026 study sequences reduced genomes from trees across each species' core range and finds tens of thousands of variant sites. The reads split cleanly into three genetic clusters that match the named species. From the mass, a compact panel of two dozen markers separates the trio at low cost. The assay gives rangers and growers a firm name to put on each tree before it is protected or sold.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Iné Botha, Simo N. Maduna, Snorre B. Hagen, Namrita Lall, Dave K. Berger |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |