Diversity of Treegourd (Crescentia cujete) Suggests Introduction and Prehistoric Dispersal Routes into Amazonia

Diversity of Treegourd (Crescentia cujete) Suggests Introduction and Prehistoric Dispersal Routes into Amazonia

The use and dispersal of domesticated plants may reflect patterns of early human diffusion of technologies and lifestyles. Treegourd (Crescentia cujete) has fruits with ancient utilitarian and symbolic value in the Neotropics. We assessed diversity based on chloroplast (SNPs), nuclear (SSR) markers,...

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Main Authors: Priscila A. Moreira, Xitlali Aguirre-Dugua, Cédric Mariac, Leila Zekraoui, Marie Couderc, Doriane P. Rodrigues, Alejandro Casas, Charles R. Clement, Yves Vigouroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
bignoniaceae
calabash
cuia
domestication
ethnobotany
historical ecology
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00150/full

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