“…Currently, taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships within the genus Hedysarum are being studied intensively with the use of various molecular phylogenetic approaches [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ]. Recent extensive phylogenetic studies of Hedysareae based on nuclear (ITS, ETS, PGDH, SQD1, TRPT) and plastid (psbA-trnH, trnC-petN, trnL-trnF, trnS-trnG, petN-psbM) DNA sequencing did not support the monophyly of the genus Hedysarum [ 33 , 34 , 35 ]. Duan et al [ 33 ], using nrDNA ITS and three plastid regions ( mat K, trn L–F, trn H– psb A), recognized three clades within the genus Hedysarum corresponding to the sections Hedysarum , Multicaulia , and Stracheya .…”