Combining nuclear genome, chloroplast fragments and morphology to solve the species delimitation of Aquilegia incurvata (Ranunculaceae)
Fei Gao, Jiao-Jie Li, Cheng Xue, Fang-Dong Geng, Lei Huang, Jian-Qiang Zhang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Yi Ren, Ju-Qing Kang · 2026
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Description
Gao and coauthors ask if a rare Chinese flower is a true species. The flower grows just in the Qinba Mountains of China. Cross-breeding in its kin blurs traits and species lines. Five years of field search found no plants that fit its book sketch.
The team checked the first stored samples of the claimed species. They also took fresh plants from four groups at the type site. Gene tests used both core and leaf gene parts. Form traits were weighed next to the gene results. All three lines of proof were joined for one verdict. Wrong species calls can mislead care for rare plants.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fei Gao, Jiao-Jie Li, Cheng Xue, Fang-Dong Geng, Lei Huang, Jian-Qiang Zhang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Yi Ren, Ju-Qing Kang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |