ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Ranunculaceae
;
Ranunculus seguieri
;
R. alpestris
;
R. traunfellneri
;
R. bilobus
;
R. crenatus
;
Relationship betweenR. seguieri andR. alpestris s. lat.: morphology
;
crossing experiments
;
chromosome numbers
;
karyotypes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Morphological and cytological investigations as well as crossing experiments were carried out withRanunculus seguieri Vill. and 4 species of theRanunculus alpestris L. group (R. alpestris L.,R. traunfellneri Hoppe,R. bilobus Bertol.,R. crenatus Waldst. & Kit.). ForR. seguieri andR. alpestris, localities and distribution are given in addition to extensive diagnoses. A key to the species includes morphological characteristics and distribution data forR. traunfellneri, R. bilobus, andR. crenatus. New diagnostic characters are described. Crossing experiments betweenR. seguieri and the species of theR. alpestris group were unsuccessful. All 5 species have a chromosome number of 2n = 16, the record forR. bilobus is new. There is no statistically significant difference between the karyotypes ofR. seguieri andR. alpestris s. str. Nevertheless, according to morphological evidence and crossing experiments,R. seguieri is not closely related to theR. alpestris group.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00984608
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