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Microsatellite markers for the Cabreúva tree, Myroxylon peruiferum (Fabaceae), an endangered medicinal species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

K. D. Schwarcz, Bajay, M. M., Macrini, C. M. T., Salazar, V. L. P., Souza, A. P., Pinheiro, J. B., Brancalion, P. H. S., Rodrigues, R. R., and Zucchi, M. I., Microsatellite markers for the Cabreúva tree, Myroxylon peruiferum (Fabaceae), an endangered medicinal species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, vol. 13, pp. 6920-6925, 2014.

The Cabreúva tree, Myroxylon peruiferum, is an endangered tropical species from Brazil used in forest restoration projects. It is known for its medicinal properties. Eleven microsatellite markers were developed for this species, from a microsatellite-enriched library. Nine of these markers, characterized in 30 individuals from a semideciduous forest remnant population in southeast Brazil, were polymorphic, with allele numbers ranging from 2 to 8 per locus; expected and observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.103 to 0.757 and 0.107 to 0.704, respectively.

Reduced genetic diversity in endemic Brazilian Lymania spp (Bromeliaceae) populations and implications for conservation

V. C. C. Pamponét, Alves, T. F., Martinez, R. A., Corrêa, R. X., and Gaiotto, F. A., Reduced genetic diversity in endemic Brazilian Lymania spp (Bromeliaceae) populations and implications for conservation, vol. 12, pp. 4352-4362, 2013.

We analyzed the genetic diversity of populations of two sympatric species of Lymania (Bromeliaceae), both endemic to the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia (Brazil). Lymania azurea has a restricted occurrence, while Lymania smithii has a wider distribution. Our aim was to provide genetic data to contribute to the design of more efficient conservation strategies for these bromeliads, possibly justifying inclusion in the official Brazilian list of Endangered Species. Up to now, L.

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