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Chemocoding as an identification tool where morphological- and DNA-based methods fall short: Inga as a case study

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dc.creator Endara, M-J
dc.creator Coley, PD
dc.creator Wiggins, NL
dc.creator Forrister, DL
dc.creator Younkin, GC
dc.creator Nicholls, JA
dc.creator Pennington, RT
dc.creator Dexter, KG
dc.creator Kidner, CA
dc.creator Stone, GN
dc.creator Kursar, TA
dc.date 2018-11-30T14:41:36Z
dc.date 2018-02-13
dc.date 2018-11-30T14:41:36Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-27T01:03:32Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-27T01:03:32Z
dc.identifier Vol. 218, pp. 847 - 858
dc.identifier 10.1111/nph.15020
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34944
dc.identifier 0028-646X
dc.identifier New Phytologist
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/241951
dc.description This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record
dc.description The need for species identification and taxonomic discovery has led to the development of innovative technologies for large‐scale plant identification. DNA barcoding has been useful, but fails to distinguish among many species in species‐rich plant genera, particularly in tropical regions. Here, we show that chemical fingerprinting, or ‘chemocoding’, has great potential for plant identification in challenging tropical biomes. Using untargeted metabolomics in combination with multivariate analysis, we constructed species‐level fingerprints, which we define as chemocoding. We evaluated the utility of chemocoding with species that were defined morphologically and subject to next‐generation DNA sequencing in the diverse and recently radiated neotropical genus Inga (Leguminosae), both at single study sites and across broad geographic scales. Our results show that chemocoding is a robust method for distinguishing morphologically similar species at a single site and for identifying widespread species across continental‐scale ranges. Given that species are the fundamental unit of analysis for conservation and biodiversity research, the development of accurate identification methods is essential. We suggest that chemocoding will be a valuable additional source of data for a quick identification of plants, especially for groups where other methods fall short.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Wiley for New Phytologist Trust
dc.rights © 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2018 New Phytologist Trust
dc.rights 2019-02-13
dc.rights Under embargo until 13 February 2019 in compliance with publisher policy
dc.rights http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved
dc.subject chemocoding
dc.subject Inga
dc.subject metabolomics
dc.subject species identification
dc.subject tropical forests
dc.title Chemocoding as an identification tool where morphological- and DNA-based methods fall short: Inga as a case study
dc.type Article


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