Development of microsatellites for Verbenoxylum reitzii (Verbenaceae), a tree endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Premise Of The Study: Microsatellite markers were developed for Verbenoxylum reitzii (Verbenaceae), a tree endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, to investigate their usefulness in population genetic studies. The loci were tested for cross-amplification in the related genera Recordia and Duranta. •

Methods And Results: Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated from an enriched library of V.

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Passiflora contracta.

Passiflora contracta Vitta (Passifloraceae) is an endemic species of the Atlantic Rainforest, one of the most species-rich ecoregions in the world, although extremely endangered. We have developed an enriched microsatellite library in order to fine-scale studies of the genetic structure of P. contracta.

Isolation, characterization, and cross-amplification of microsatellite markers for the Petunia integrifolia (Solanaceae) complex.

Premise Of The Study: Microsatellite markers were developed for Petunia integrifolia subsp. depauperata with an intent to clarify taxonomic questions on the P. integrifolia complex, and to identify a purple-flowered parent of P.

Diversification of plant species in a subtropical region of eastern South American highlands: a phylogeographic perspective on native Petunia (Solanaceae).

In the Southern and Southeastern Brazilian highlands, a clade of seven species of Petunia that are endemic to the region (P. altiplana, P. bonjardinensis, P.