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Unlocking the Karyological and Cytogenetic Diversity of Iris from Lebanon: Oncocyclus Section Shows a Distinctive Profile and Relative Stasis during Its Continental Radiation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Abdel Samad Nour, Bou Dagher-Kharrat Magda, Hidalgo Oriane, El Zein Rana, Douaihy Bouchra, Siljak-Yakovlev Sonja
Abstract excerpt
Despite being an important target of conservation concern and horticultural interest, Lebanese irises yet have a confusing taxonomic history and species' delimitation is often considered problematic, more especially among royal irises (Iris section Oncocyclus). Indeed, these irises of exceptionally large and spectacular flowers have radiated across Caucasus and eastern Mediterranean giving rise to a number of...
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