Article: Research from Tokyo Metropolitan University reveals new findings on diversity and distributions.

According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum K. Koch) is an endangered species which grows in discrete wetland ecosystems within a limited geographical range. It is an important relic of geologic time, an endemic of unique wetland ecosystems and an indicator of hotspots of plant species diversity."

"However, information on its genetic characteristics across its range is lacking. Our aim was to determine the genetic structure and diversity of the species and make recommendations for conservation. Location Wetlands in central Honshu Island, Japan. We collected leaf samples from 400 individuals of A. pycnanthum in 30 ...

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