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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Both morphological and molecular data are crucial for describing new species - a case study on the genus

Zhi Xie, Nana Peng, Genglin Xie, Fang Wen, Hanghui Kong

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhi Xie *Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Nana Peng *Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Genglin XieKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Fang WenGuangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, CAS, Guilin, China.
Hanghui KongKey Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concept and definition of species are fundamental in taxonomy and evolutionary biology. Traditionally, new species have been described primarily based on the morphological species concept (MSC). However, environmental factors may drive morphological convergence among distantly related species. In addition, widespread hybridization, gene flow, and incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) among closely related taxa can further obscure phylogenetic relationships and hinder accurate species delimitation. In the current study of the genus

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molecular analysesmorphologyOreocharisphylogenytranscriptome data

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