Article
Genetic diversity in Delphinium staphisagria (Ranunculaceae), a rare Mediterranean dysploid larkspur with medicinal uses.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2009
Orellana Maria Renée, López-Pujol Jordi, Blanché Cèsar, Rovira Anna M, Bosch Maria
Abstract excerpt
Delphinium staphisagria is an endemic annual or biennial herb from the Mediterranean Basin, widely distributed in isolated populations of variable size. We evaluated the allozyme diversity of 31 populations along its distribution range via starch gel electrophoresis, assaying 12 enzyme systems and scoring 17 loci. The low levels of genetic variability detected (A = 11.8, A(p) = 1.6, H(o) = 0.026, H(e) = 0.057),...
Topics
- Delphinium
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Isoenzymes
- Mediterranean Region
- Phylogeny
- Plants, Medicinal
- Ranunculaceae