MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF AN ENDEMIC SPECIES FROM TAMIL NADU, INDIA: WRIGHTIA INDICA NGAN (APOCYNACEAE)

Authors

  • SATHYA ELAVARASAN Phytochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • MUTHULAKSHMIPECHIAMMAL PECHIMUTHU Phytochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • RAJENDRAN ARUMUGAM Phytochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.
  • SEKAR THANGAVEL Phytochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamilnadu, India.

Keywords:

DNA barcoding, Endemic, Morphology, Tamil Nadu, Wrightia indica.

Abstract

Wrightia indica Ngan is an endemic Apocynaceae species collected from Sitheri hills of Dharmapuri district in the Southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Morphological and molecular identification of species was observed by analyzing the chloroplast DNA regions using ITS marker and generated sequences. The present study confirms the molecular sequence of Wrightia indica for the first time and voucher specimen deposited in NCBI. They allow us to infer the phylogenetic relationships among other taxa within the same genus and those of other genera detailed description, ecological notes, and photographs of the species are provided for a better understanding of this little known endemic taxa..

Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

ELAVARASAN, S., PECHIMUTHU, M., ARUMUGAM, R., & THANGAVEL, S. (2021). MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF AN ENDEMIC SPECIES FROM TAMIL NADU, INDIA: WRIGHTIA INDICA NGAN (APOCYNACEAE). The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 101(01), 49–57. Retrieved from https://jibs.mripub.com/index.php/JIBS/article/view/54

Issue

Vol. 101 No. 01 (2021): Journal of Indian Botanical Society

Section

Articles