title: [Genetic relationships of Atractylodes plants].
abstract: The phylogenetic relationships of the genus Atractylodes DC. was analyzed using the nuclear ribosomal ITS and three chloroplast fragments, including atpB-rbcL, psbB-psbF and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer (IGS) sequences. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that A. lancea subsp. luotianensis and A. lancea, A. chinensis var. liaotungensis and A. coreana form monophyletic terminal clade, separately. The trees, within each the pairwise genetic distances, did not support Hu's classification. Authors suggested that A. lancea Subsp. luotianensis should be included in A. lancea rather than be treated as a separate subspecies. A. carlinoides was placed in the basal position of Atractylodes, which had a distant relationship with the others of the genus. The results lead us to suggest that A. chinensis var. liaotungensis be put into A. coreana, A. chinensis as a subspecies of A. lancea.
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Xing
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Lu-Qi
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Guang-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Qing-Jun
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Pei-Gen
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D031174:Atractylodes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D017343:Genes, Plant; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D018744:DNA, Plant