A biosystematic study of Pelargonium section Ligularia: 2. Reappraisal of section Chorisma
- Albers, F.
- van der Walt, J.J.A.
- Gibby, M.
- Marschewski, D.E.
- Price, R.A.
- du Preez, G.
Publication date
December 1995
DOI Publisher
SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. ISSN
0254-6299Abstract
Macromorphological, palynological and karyological studies indicate a close relationship between Pelargonium exhibens Vorster, P. mollicomum Fourcade, P. tetragonum (L.f.) L’Hérit. and P worcesterae Knuth. The relationship was confirmed by a study of the rbcL gene sequences and an analysis of phenolic compounds. The four species are placed in the newly circumscribed section Chorisma DC. Taxonomic treatments of the section and the species are presented
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