Phylogeography of herbarium specimens of asexually propagated paper mulberry [Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Her. ex Vent. (Moraceae)] reveals genetic diversity across the Pacific.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Paper mulberry or Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent. (Moraceae) is a dioecious species native to continental South-east Asia and East Asia, including Taiwan, that was introduced to the Pacific by pre-historic voyagers and transported intentionally and propagated asexually across the full range of Austronesian expansion from Taiwan to East Polynesia. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the dispersal of paper mulberry into Oceania through the genetic analysis of herbaria samples which represent a more complete coverage of the historical geographical range of the species in the Pacific before later introductions and local extinctions occurred.

Methods

DNA from 47 herbarium specimens of B. papyrifera collected from 1882 to 2006 from diffe

SUBMITTER: Payacan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5591419 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature