High genetic diversity and weak population structure of Rhododendron jinggangshanicum, a threatened endemic species in Mount Jinggangshan of China》.pdf

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 58 (2015) 178e186 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Biochemical Systematics and Ecology journal homepage: /locate/biochemsyseco High genetic diversity and weak population structure of Rhododendron jinggangshanicum, a threatened endemic species in Mount Jinggangshan of China a, 1 a, 1 a b a Mingwan Li , Sufang Chen , Shi Shi , Zhong Zhang , Wenbo Liao , Wei Wu c, Renchao Zhou a, Qiang Fan a, * a Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China b Jinggangshan Administration of Jiangxi Province, Jinggangshan 343600, China c South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510650, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Rhododendron is one of the largest and most valuable genera of woody plants. Species in Received 27 September 2014 this genus are often dominant shrubs in their habitats. However, many of these species are Accepted 13 December 2014 often narrowly distributed. Their current status calls for extensive scientific and social Available online 31 December 2014 attention. In this study, nine microsatellite markers were used to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of Rhododendron jingga