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A survey of genetic diversity and reproductive biology of Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae), the endangered queen of the Andes.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2000
Sgorbati S, Labra M, Grugni E, Barcaccia G, Galasso G, Boni U, Mucciarelli M, Citterio S, Benavides Iramátegui A, Venero Gonzales L, Scannerini S
Abstract excerpt
Puya raimondii Harms is an outstanding giant rosette bromeliad found solely around 4000 m above sea level in the Andes. It flowers at the end of an 80 - 100-year or even longer life cycle and yields an enormous (4 - 6 m tall) spike composed of from 15,000 to 20,000 flowers. It is endemic and currently endangered, with populations distributed from Peru to the north of Bolivia. A genomic DNA marker-based analysis...
Topics
- Bromeliaceae
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Plant
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Plant
- Environment
- Flow Cytometry
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Inbreeding