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Phylogeography of Medicinal Plant

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This chapter introduces the background, the basic theories, research methods in phylogeography and their application in biological evolution research, including the definition and formation of species, the evolutionary history of species, the identification of priority protected areas, and the origin of domestic animals and cultivated plants. In addition, the application of phylogeography in the evolution of medicinal plants is described, including research on the genetic basis of medicinal plants and the origin of cultivation. Case studies were also carried out.

Dan Jiang, Xiao-Lei Jin and Jia-Hui Sun are equally contributed for this chapter.

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  1. School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

    Dan Jiang

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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  3. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Jia-Hui Sun & Qing-Jun Yuan

  4. School of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

    Zhi-Yong Zhang

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Jiang, D., Jin, XL., Sun, JH., Yuan, QJ., Chiang, YC., Zhang, ZY. (2019). Phylogeography of Medicinal Plant. In: Huang, Lq. (eds) Molecular Pharmacognosy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9034-1_4

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