Phylogeographic and phylogenetic analysis for Tripterygium species delimitation.

ABSTRACT: Tripterygium wilfordii (Celastraceae) is a traditional Chinese medicine; and the dried root and rhizome constitute the main officinal parts. Tripterygium wilfordii has been identified as a potential candidate for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, nephritis, asthma, leprosy, and cancer. The phylogenetic relationships within the Tripterygium genus are ambiguous; thus, our aim is to clarify the relationships within this genus using phylogeographic and phylogenetic analyses. Here, we first sequenced three plastid DNA regions (i.e., psbA-trnH, rpl32-trnL, and trnL-trnF) and found that Tripterygium hypoglaucum and T. wilfordii were clustered together based on the strength of the topology in t

SUBMITTER: Ma B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5648662 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature