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Perilla (Lamiaceae) contains one tetraploid species, P. frutescens (L.) Britt. and three diploid species, P. citriodora (Makino) Nakai, P. hirtella Nakai and P. setoyensis G. Honda. Tetraploid species have been traditionally cultivated in Asia for their seed oil and for their fragrant leaves that are used as medicine or as a garnish for fish. The center of diversity is still obscure. To conserve the genetic resources, it is important to know the diversity of the tetraploid species. The three diploid species, which are possible parents of the tetraploid species, are all believed to be indigenous to Japan. Their distribution in China and Korea was clarified on the basis of herbarium and field surveys. The tetraploid species is assumed to have originated somewhere around the mid-to downstream area of the Changjiang River. Though Perilla is not cultivated as often in these areas as in northern China, Korea, the Himalayan region, or Myanmar, these areas should also be important for the conservation of genetic resources of tetraploid Perilla crops because of the expected high genetic diversity.
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Nitta, M., Lee, J.K., Kang, C.W. et al. The Distribution of Perilla Species. Genet Resour Crop Evol 52, 797–804 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-003-6017-5
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