Species Identification and Genetic Diversity Analysis of Medicinal Plants Aconitum pendulum Busch and Aconitum flavum Hand.-Mazz

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 6; p. 885
• Main Authors: Sun, Jing, Sun, Qing, Li, Xin, Li, Wenjing, Li, Yi, Zhou, Yubi, Hu, Yanping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.03.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Aconitum; Aconitum flavum; Aconitum pendulum; arithmetics; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian theory; Classification; Cluster analysis; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; Genomes; Herbal medicine; inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR); Medicinal plants; Morphology; Oriental traditional medicine; Pendulums; Population genetics; Population structure; pubescence on the inflorescence; Species diversity; species identification; Structural analysis; Taxonomy; Traditional Chinese medicine; Tibet; China; pubescence on the inflorescence; Aconitum pendulum; cluster analysis; inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR); species identification; Aconitum flavum

The classification system for the genus Aconitum is highly complex. It is also the subject of ongoing debate. Aconitum pendulum Busch and Aconitum flavum Hand.-Mazz. are perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum. Dried roots of these two plants are used in traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, mo...