Taxonomic significance of morphological and molecular variation in Egyptian Malvaceae species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the morphological characters and molecular analysis of 15 species belonging to eight genera of the family Malvaceae, collected from different localities in Egypt. The study focused on investigating the relations between the species based on evidence of macro- and micro-morphological characters and molecular analysis. Since species identification and classification are highly dependent on morphological traits.

Results

The macro- and micro-morphology characters were used in analyzing the relationship among the studied species viz., habit, and nature of stem, type of stipule, type of lamina, inflorescence type, staminal tube, stigma type, and pollen grain sculpture. Furthermore, with the SCoT technique, differences in molecular markers were detect

SUBMITTER: Ragab OG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12082894 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature