ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Ranunculaceae
;
Adonis
;
Taxonomy
;
distribution
;
cytology
;
chromosome numbers
;
meiosis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The five annual species ofAdonis L., sect.Adonis, growing in Israel, form a series of diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid species. Their somatic chromosome numbers are 2n = 16 inA. annua L.,A. dentata Del. andA. palaestina Boiss., 2n = 32 inA. microcarpa DC., 2n = 48 inA. aestivalis L.; counts forA. dentata, A. palaestina andA. microcarpa are new records. There are indications that alloploidization may have been involved in the process of speciation in sect.Adonis. A taxonomic survey of the 8 species of the section reveals that a higher ploidy level is usually combined with a larger distribution area.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00936098
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