Omonhinmin Conrad Asotie, Olomukoro Enameguono Ethel, Onuselogu Chinedu Charles, Popoola Jacob Olagbenro, Oyejide Stephen Oluwanifise
Department of Biological Sciences/Biotechnology Cluster, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, Bowen University, PMB 284, 232101, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Data Brief. 2023 May 26;48:109266. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109266. eCollection 2023 Jun.
(Benth) S. Moore (Asteraceae) commonly called "thickhead" is underutilised, indigenous to the rainforest of West and Central Africa but has also been introduced and naturalised throughout tropical and sub-tropical Asia, Australia, Tonga and Samoa. The species is an important medicinal and leafy vegetable endemic to the South-western region of Nigeria. Its cultivation, utilisation and local knowledge base could be stronger than the mainstream vegetables. Genetic diversity is uninvestigated for breeding and conservation purposes. The dataset consists of partial rbcL gene sequences, amino acid profiles and nucleotide compositions for 22 accessions of The dataset provides information on the species distribution (Nigeria), genetic diversity and evolution. The sequence information is integral for developing specific DNA markers for breeding and conservation purposes.
（菊科）本氏泽兰（Benth）S. 摩尔，通常被称为“厚头菊”，未得到充分利用，原产于西非和中非的雨林，但也已被引入热带和亚热带亚洲、澳大利亚、汤加和萨摩亚并归化。该物种是尼日利亚西南部特有的重要药用植物和多叶蔬菜。其种植、利用和当地知识基础可能比主流蔬菜更为雄厚。尚未为育种和保护目的对其遗传多样性进行研究。数据集包含22份该物种的部分rbcL基因序列、氨基酸谱和核苷酸组成。该数据集提供了有关物种分布（尼日利亚）、遗传多样性和进化的信息。序列信息对于开发用于育种和保护目的的特定DNA标记至关重要。
