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High ploidy diversity and distinct patterns of cytotype distribution in a widespread species of Oxalis in the Greater Cape Floristic Region.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2013
Krejcíková Jana, Sudová Radka, Lucanová Magdalena, Trávnícek Pavel, Urfus Tomás, Vít Petr, Weiss-Schneeweiss Hanna, Kolano Bozena, Oberlander Kenneth, Dreyer Leanne L, Suda Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Genome duplication is widely acknowledged as a major force in the evolution of angiosperms, although the incidence of polyploidy in different floras may differ dramatically. The Greater Cape Floristic Region of southern Africa is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and is considered depauperate in polyploids. To test this assumption, ploidy variation was assessed in a widespread member...
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