Morphological description and DNA barcoding research of nine <i>Syringa</i> species.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Syringa plants are highly valued for their ornamental qualities. However, traditional morphological identification methods are inefficient for discriminating Syringa species. DNA barcoding has emerged as a powerful alternative for species identification, but research on Syringa DNA barcodes is still limited.

Methods

This study employed a multi-locus strategy, combining the nuclear ITS2 region with chloroplast genome regions psbA-trnH, trnL-trnF, and trnL to evaluate the effectiveness of Syringa DNA barcodes. The assessment involved genetic distance analysis, BLAST searches in NCBI, sequence character analysis, and phylogenetic tree construction, examining both individual and combined sequences.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897579 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature