Morphological and molecular characteristics  of Panax sp. (Araliaceae) from Phu Xai lai leng mountain, Nghe An province, Vietnam

Phan Ke Long; Tran Thi Viet Thanh; Nguyen Thien Tao; Phan Ke Loc; Nguyen Tu Lenh; Nguyen Tien Lam; Dang Xuan Minh

doi:10.15625/0866-7160/v36n4.5212

Morphological and molecular characteristics of Panax sp. (Araliaceae) from Phu Xai lai leng mountain, Nghe An province, Vietnam

Phan Ke Long, Tran Thi Viet Thanh, Nguyen Thien Tao, Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Tu Lenh, Nguyen Tien Lam, Dang Xuan Minh

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Authors

Phan Ke Long Vietnam National Museum of Nature
Tran Thi Viet Thanh
Nguyen Thien Tao
Phan Ke Loc
Nguyen Tu Lenh
Nguyen Tien Lam
Dang Xuan Minh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v36n4.5212

Keywords:

Panax, ITS-rDNA, morphology, Phu Xai Lai Leng silicate mountain

Abstract

Seven sterile and young specimens of Panax sp. were collected in Phu Xai Lai Leng silicat mountain, the highest mountain peak in central Vietnam. Morphologically, they resemble P. stipuleanatus and P. bipinnatifidus. However, they have stipules and leaflets that are not bipinnatifid. The ITS-DNA sequences of Panax sp. from Phu Xai Lai Leng are identical and exhibit a close relationship with P. stipuleanatus from Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province with strong bootstrap support (98%). Noticeably, these two taxa are different by 2 nucleotides. A collection of standard specimens including inflorescence, infructescence, flowers and ripe fruits of Panax from Phu Xai Lai Leng is needed to determine its taxonomic status.

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Published

08-04-2015

How to Cite

Long, P. K., Viet Thanh, T. T., Tao, N. T., Loc, P. K., Lenh, N. T., Lam, N. T., & Minh, D. X. (2015). Morphological and molecular characteristics of Panax sp. (Araliaceae) from Phu Xai lai leng mountain, Nghe An province, Vietnam. Academia Journal of Biology, 36(4), 494–499. https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v36n4.5212