The taxonomy and affinities of Papaver gorgoneum from the Cape Verde Islands |
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| Authors: | Joachim W Kadereit Wolfram Lobin |
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| Institution: | Inst, fur Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie, Im Neuen-heimer Feld 328, D-6900 Heidelberg, F.R.G.;Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Meckenheimer Allee 171, D-5300 Bonn, F.R.G. |
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| Abstract: | A new subspecies of Papaver gorgoneum , ssp. theresias is described from the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. A detailed comparison of the 2 subspecies is made and the ecology, the affinities of the species in the genus and the origin are discussed. The chromosome numbers of both subspecies (2n = 38) are reported for the first time and a note on the compatibility system is made. |
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