Species concept

Consistency between molecular phylogeny and morphological classification of the Salix matsudana Koidz. complex (Salicaceae)

S. H. Du, Wang, Z. S., Li, Y. X., Wang, D. S., and Zhang, J. G., Consistency between molecular phylogeny and morphological classification of the Salix matsudana Koidz. complex (Salicaceae), vol. 14, pp. 8663-8671, 2015.

The morphological species concept is based on morpho­logical traits, which are often subject to subjectivity or artifact. Molecular evidence is needed to test the reliability of morphological classification of taxa that are controversial and to provide appropriate taxonomic de­limitation. In this study, we used 15 single-copy nuclear loci and 2 chlo­roplast fragments to verify the morphological classification of the Salix matsudana Koidz. complex using phylogenetic approaches.

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