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RAPD analysis was performed to discuss the origin of Livistona chinensis va
r, subglobosa using samples from eight localities, Iriomotejima, Ishigakiji
ma, Okinawa, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Cape Sata, Tsukishima, and Aoshima, in
Japan. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were obtained using
five random primers and analyzed by the unweighted pair group method arith
metic (UPGMA). Data from Iriomotejima clustered with data from Aoshima, sug
gesting the possibility that seeds or green woods were carried by the tidal
current from the southern fields of Iriomotejima to Aoshima.