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A DNA barcode reference of Asian ferns with expert-identified voucher specimens and DNA samples.

Li-Yaung Kuo, Sheng-Kai Tang, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Pei-Jun Xie, Cheng-Wei Chen, Zhi-Xiang Chang, Tian-Chuan Hsu, Yi-Han Chang, Yi-Shan Chao, Chien-Wen Chen and 9 more

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Li-Yaung KuoInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013, Taiwan. lykuo@life.nthu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0002-3388-3757
Sheng-Kai TangInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsuan HuangInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013, Taiwan.
Pei-Jun XieInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013, Taiwan.
Cheng-Wei ChenBiodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
Zhi-Xiang ChangFushan Research Center, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Yilan, 264013, Taiwan.
Tian-Chuan HsuTaiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, 10066, Taiwan.
Yi-Han ChangTaiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, 10066, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5622-8694
Yi-Shan ChaoDepartment of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7433-5987
Chien-Wen ChenTaiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, 10066, Taiwan.
Susan FawcettNational Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
Joel H NittaGraduate School of Global and Transdisciplinary Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan.
Michael SundueThe Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, UK.
Tzu-Tong KaoDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan.
Hong Truong LuuSouthern Institute of Ecology, Institute of Applied Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Andi Maryani A MustapengForest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, 90715, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
Fulgent P CoriticoPlant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan, Bukidnon, 8710, the Philippines.
Victor B AmorosoPlant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan, Bukidnon, 8710, the Philippines.
Yong Kien ThaiInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6122-249X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ferns belong to species-rich group of land plants, encompassing more than 11,000 extant species, and are crucial for reflecting terrestrial ecosystem changes. However, our understanding of their biodiversity hotspots, particularly in Southeast Asia, remains limited due to scarce genetic data. Despite harboring around one-third of the world's fern species, less than 6% of Southeast Asian ferns have been DNA-sequenced. In this study, we addressed this gap by sequencing 1,496 voucher-referenced and expert-identified fern samples from (sub)tropical Asia, spanning Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, to retrieve their rbcL and trnL-F sequences. This DNA barcode collection of Asian ferns encompasses 956 species across 152 genera and 34 families, filling major gaps in fern biodiversity understanding and advancing research in systematics, phylogenetics, ecology and conservation. This dataset significantly expands the Fern Tree of Life to over 6,000 species, serving as a pivotal and global reference for worldwide barcoding identification of ferns.

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BiodiversityDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicFernsPhylogenyDNA, PlantDNA, Plant

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