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Caesalpinia echinata, commonly known as Pau-brasil (Brazilwood), the famous tree that named Brazil is native to the Atlantic forest. Men extensively exploited it ever since discovery and colonial times due to its value as a source of red dye. As a consequence, Brazilwood is a threatened species with populations reduced to small forest fragments. Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed from an enriched genomic library. Using fluorescently-labeled primers, a total of 83 alleles were found after analyzing a sample of 44 trees. These high genetic information content markers should allow detailed investigations of mating systems, gene flow, population structure and paternity in natural populations.
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Research supported by Brazilian National Research council—CNPq, Bahia State Foundation for Research Support—FAPESB, and Biodiversitas Foundation. S.C.O.M and F.B.C. held CNPq fellowships.
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Melo, S.C.O., Gaiotto, F.A., Cupertino, F.B. et al. Microsatellite markers for Caesalpinia echinata Lam. (Brazilwood), a tree that named a country. Conserv Genet 8, 1269–1271 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9274-y
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