Abstract
Genus Abelmoschus accommodates 17 species, of which 13 are available in India. A few species, including A. enbeepeegeearensis, are newly reported from India. In addition to the morphological distinctiveness and crossability assessments, molecular support through DNA barcoding will be advantageous while describing a new species. This study has evaluated three accessions for each of the six species A. esculentus, A. tuberculatus, A. moschatus, A. caillei, A. enbeepeegeearensis, and A. tetraphyllus for 20 important morphological traits. Distinct morphological features for each species are detailed here. Species-specific traits, cluster analysis, and principal component analysis have distinctly differentiated the species. Morphological evaluation was followed by DNA barcoding using the matK chloroplast gene. The matK locus was found conserved across the genus yet accommodated characteristic barcodes for A. enbeepeegeearensis at 54 (T to A) and 289 (A to C) bp in the coding region. Similarly, a characteristic barcode for A. tetraphyllus (C to A) was found at 154 bp. Since the matK gene is mostly conserved in Abelmoschus, more chloroplast mutational hotspots need to be screened to identify the characteristic barcodes for the remaining species.
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Claim · model-written summary
Morphological traits and multivariate analyses differentiated the six Abelmoschus species.
- Taxon
- A. esculentus
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Abelmoschus esculentuse0 - Outcome
- distinctly differentiated the speciese1
- Comparator
- six speciese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“six species A. esculentus, A. tuberculatus, A. moschatus, A. caillei, A. enbeepeegeearensis, and A. tetraphyllus”
e1“Species-specific traits, cluster analysis, and principal component analysis have distinctly differentiated the species”
Claim · model-written summary
The matK locus was conserved across Abelmoschus.
- Taxon
- Abelmoschus
Abelmoschuse1 - Gene
- matKe0
- Outcome
- conserved across the genuse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The matK locus was found conserved across the genus”
e1“matK gene is mostly conserved in Abelmoschus”
Claim · model-written summary
A. enbeepeegeearensis had a characteristic matK barcode at 54 bp.
Not reportedGene
Verbatim
e0“characteristic barcodes for A. enbeepeegeearensis at 54 (T to A) and 289 (A to C) bp in the coding region”
Claim · model-written summary
A. enbeepeegeearensis had a characteristic matK barcode at 289 bp.
Verbatim
e0“characteristic barcodes for A. enbeepeegeearensis at 54 (T to A) and 289 (A to C) bp in the coding region”
Claim · model-written summary
A. tetraphyllus had a characteristic barcode at 154 bp.
- Taxon
- A. tetraphyllus
Abelmoschus manihot var. tetraphylluse0 - Outcome
- characteristic barcodee0
- Value
- 154 bpe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a characteristic barcode for A. tetraphyllus (C to A) was found at 154 bp”