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Distribution, Cytology, Genetic Diversity and Molecular phylogeny of selected species of Zingiberaceae – A Review
Author(s) -
Saha Kishan,
Sinha Rabindra Kumar,
Sinha Sangram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.201900013
Subject(s) - zingiberaceae , biology , genetic diversity , dna barcoding , alpinia , phylogenetic tree , phylogenetics , evolutionary biology , zoology , botany , genetics , gene , population , demography , rhizome , sociology
This review has been mainly focussed on distribution, cytology, genetic diversity and molecular phylogeny of selected species of Zingiberaceae belonging to four genera of high economic importance viz ., Alpinia , Amomum , Curcuma and Hedychium . Zingiberaceae comprising ca .50 genera and more than 1600 species is mostly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. Cytological and genetic diversity analyses so far carried out obviously, indicated the genetic relatedness or variation of the species both at intergeneric and intrageneric levels. The DNA barcode and molecular phylogeny also point towards the degree of phylogenetic relationships between the species and also supplement the details of preferred barcode candidates for precise identification of Zingiberean species.