A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae)
The plant genus Scutellaria L. (Lamiaceae) is comprised of approximately 350 cosmopolitan species. Twenty-four species are found in the southeastern United States. The genus has been used medicinally on multiple continents, predominantly for its anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2013
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241 |
id |
ftvaldostateuniv:oai:localhost:10428/1241 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftvaldostateuniv:oai:localhost:10428/1241 2024-09-30T14:25:57+00:00 A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) Mercer, Elizabeth D. 2013-06-24 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241 en_US eng mercer-elizabeth_thesis_2013_bag.zip 6DE7FF31-F30E-499F-4683-A6B8428CB096 https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241 Biology Scutellaria Lamiaceae Phylogeny matK trnL trnL-trnF Holmskioldia sangunea Antarctica Thesis 2013 ftvaldostateuniv 2024-09-03T14:05:33Z The plant genus Scutellaria L. (Lamiaceae) is comprised of approximately 350 cosmopolitan species. Twenty-four species are found in the southeastern United States. The genus has been used medicinally on multiple continents, predominantly for its anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Recently, certain species in the genus have been investigated for their ability to inhibit cancer cell growth. Despite the vast interest in the group, a molecular phylogeny has never been performed on the genus as a whole. My project involves a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Scutellaria with representatives from every continent except Antarctica. DNA from field, herbaria (MO, NY, VSC) and lab specimens were extracted for a total of 30 species including one outgroup taxon, Holmskioldia sangunea. Gene regions sequenced include matK and the trnL intron + trnL-F spacer. The resulting phylogeny will provide preliminary scaffolding upon which a more targeted approach to medicinal screening within the genus can be based. Catherine Bush; Richard Carter; John Elder; Gil Nelson; Thesis Antarc* Antarctica Vtext - Scholarly Text and Research at Valdosta State University |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Vtext - Scholarly Text and Research at Valdosta State University |
op_collection_id |
ftvaldostateuniv |
language |
English |
topic |
Biology Scutellaria Lamiaceae Phylogeny matK trnL trnL-trnF Holmskioldia sangunea Antarctica |
spellingShingle |
Biology Scutellaria Lamiaceae Phylogeny matK trnL trnL-trnF Holmskioldia sangunea Antarctica Mercer, Elizabeth D. A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
topic_facet |
Biology Scutellaria Lamiaceae Phylogeny matK trnL trnL-trnF Holmskioldia sangunea Antarctica |
description |
The plant genus Scutellaria L. (Lamiaceae) is comprised of approximately 350 cosmopolitan species. Twenty-four species are found in the southeastern United States. The genus has been used medicinally on multiple continents, predominantly for its anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Recently, certain species in the genus have been investigated for their ability to inhibit cancer cell growth. Despite the vast interest in the group, a molecular phylogeny has never been performed on the genus as a whole. My project involves a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Scutellaria with representatives from every continent except Antarctica. DNA from field, herbaria (MO, NY, VSC) and lab specimens were extracted for a total of 30 species including one outgroup taxon, Holmskioldia sangunea. Gene regions sequenced include matK and the trnL intron + trnL-F spacer. The resulting phylogeny will provide preliminary scaffolding upon which a more targeted approach to medicinal screening within the genus can be based. Catherine Bush; Richard Carter; John Elder; Gil Nelson; |
format |
Thesis |
author |
Mercer, Elizabeth D. |
author_facet |
Mercer, Elizabeth D. |
author_sort |
Mercer, Elizabeth D. |
title |
A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
title_short |
A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
title_full |
A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
title_fullStr |
A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
title_full_unstemmed |
A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
title_sort |
worldwide phylogenetic analysis of scutellaria (lamiaceae) |
publishDate |
2013 |
url |
https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241 |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica |
op_relation |
mercer-elizabeth_thesis_2013_bag.zip 6DE7FF31-F30E-499F-4683-A6B8428CB096 https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241 |
_version_ |
1811646518334062592 |