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Epicuticular wax alkanes ofEricaceae andEmpetrum from alpine and sub-alpine heaths in Austria

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Alkane distribution patterns were determined in the epicuticular wax of the leaves of 13 species and a hybrid fromEricaceae and one species ofEmpetrum (Empetraceae). As chemotaxonomic indicators, the results are of limited use only. The most uniform genus wasRhododendron, the most heterogeneousVaccinium. The dominant effect of genetic over environmental factors was apparent in most cases.

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Salasoo, I. Epicuticular wax alkanes ofEricaceae andEmpetrum from alpine and sub-alpine heaths in Austria. Pl Syst Evol 163, 71–79 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00936154

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