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Characterization of three sect. Caulopterae species (Baccharis-Asteraceae) inferred from morphoanatomy, polypeptide profiles and spectrophotometry data

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There are still controversies regarding differentiation between Baccharis species (sect. Caulopterae). In the present work, we compare three species: Baccharis articulata, Baccharis gaudichaudiana and Baccharis trimera, emphasising the importance of anatomy, polypeptide profiles and ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry as taxonomic characters, utilizing multivariate analysis. Seventy-two populations of the three species were examined. The first two principal components of morphoanatomical data gathered relevant information to classify species (61% of the total variability), with the largest contribution from the stomata density variable (2.105). PCoorA based on protein analysis enabled separation of the species with the first two principal coordinates (67.20% of the total variability). Regarding spectrophotometrical data, the second and third principal components only separated B. trimera from the rest (22.7% of total variability).

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The present work was financially supported by a grant from the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, project PICTR 2003-0284.

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  1. Becaria del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y técnicas (CONICET), Cátedra de Farmacobotánica. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina

    M. V. Rodriguez

  2. Cátedra de Farmacobotánica. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina

    M. L. Martínez, A. A. Cortadi, S. J. Gattuso & M. A. Gattuso

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  4. Área de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Av. 60 y 119, C.C. 31, 1900, La Plata, Argentina

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Rodriguez, M.V., Martínez, M.L., Cortadi, A.A. et al. Characterization of three sect. Caulopterae species (Baccharis-Asteraceae) inferred from morphoanatomy, polypeptide profiles and spectrophotometry data. Plant Syst Evol 286, 175–190 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-010-0297-y

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