DEVELOPMENT OF TEN POLYMORPHIC MICROSATELLITE LOCI FOR FOSBERGIA SHWELIENSIS (RUBIACEAE), A POTENTIALLY CRISIS ENDANGERED TREE

摘要

Premise of the study : Fosbergia shweliensis (Anth.) Tirveng. & Sastre (Rubiaceae) is a potentially endangered tree endemic to China. Microsatellite markers were developed to investigate population genetics of this plant.Methods and Results : Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified and screened in 32 individuals from four wild populations of F. shweliensis. Alleles numbered 2 to 5, and their levels of observed heterozygosity and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.0564 to 0.7214 and from 0.2794 to 0.7912, respectively.Conclusions : These new microsatellite loci will facilitate further studies of the population genetics of F. shweliensis, allowing us to design reasonable conservation and management strategies.