Mangabeira

Intraspecific differentiation of Hancornia speciosa revealed by simple sequence repeat and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers

C. A. Nogueira, Stafuzza, N. B., Ribeiro, T. P., Prado, A. D. L., Menezes, I. P. P., Peixoto, N., Gonçalves, P. J., and Almeida, L. M., Intraspecific differentiation of Hancornia speciosa revealed by simple sequence repeat and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers, vol. 14, pp. 15996-16005, 2015.

Hancornia speciosa, popularly known as mangabeira, is a fruit tree native to the Brazilian Cerrado that shows great economic potential, due to its multiple uses. Intraspecific classification of this species is difficult because it shows high morphological diversity. An early study of the species reported that there are six botanic varieties that differ morphologically mainly in the shapes of their leaves and flowers.

Genetic diversity of the Neotropical tree Hancornia speciosa Gomes in natural populations in Northeastern Brazil

H. J. Jimenez, Martins, L. S. S., Montarroyos, A. V. V., Junior, J. F. Silva, Alzate-Marin, A. L., and Filho, R. M. Moraes, Genetic diversity of the Neotropical tree Hancornia speciosa Gomes in natural populations in Northeastern Brazil, vol. 14, pp. 17749-17757, 2015.

Mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) is a fruit tree of the Apocynaceae family, which is native to Brazil and is a very important food resource for human populations in its areas of occurrence. Mangabeira fruit is collected as an extractive activity, and no domesticated varieties or breeding programs exist. Due to a reduction in the area of ecosystems where it occurs, mangabeira is threatened by genetic erosion in Brazil.

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