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Mimosa catherinensis SNP data sets

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Abstract

To inform management strategies for conservation of Mimosa catharinensis – a narrow endemic, critically endangered plant species – we identified 1,497 unlinked SNP markers derived from a reduced representation sequencing method (i.e., ddRADseq). This set of molecular markers was employed to assess intrapopulation genetic parameters and the demographic history of one extremely small population of M. catharinensis located in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We observed a moderate level of genetic diversity for M. catharinensis. Interestingly, M. catharinensis, which is a lianescent shrub with no indication of seed production for at least two decades, presented high levels of outcrossing and no evidence of inbreeding. However, the reconstruction of demographic history of M. catharinensis indicate that the population should be suffered a recent bottleneck.