Taxonomic studies of the genusPoa of Japan |
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Authors: | Tuguo Tateoka Hidehisa Koba |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, National Science Museum, 305 Tsukuba City, Ibaraki;(2) Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 305 Tsukuba City, Ibaraki |
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Abstract: | With the aim of making clear the boundaries between species in thePoa acroleucahisauchii-nipponica aggregate, chromosomes and morphological features of 746 collections gathered from 125 localities in Japan were examined.
For morphological observations, the voucher specimens of 95 collections whose chromosome numbers were reported previously
(Tateoka, 1985) were also used. Tetraploids (2n=28) and hexaploids (2n=42), as well as a few pentaploids which were the hybrids
between 4× and 6×, were found. By examining morphological features of these collections, two groups were recognized in tetraploids
and one in hexaploids. The two tetraploid groups corresponded toPoa acroleuca Steud. andP. hisauchii Honda, and the hexaploid group toP. nipponica Koidz. It was confirmed that the hairiness on the internerve surface of lemma, ligule hairiness and the length ratio of anther/
lemma are the most important features for discriminating between these species; panicle shape, leaf shape and anther length
are also helpful for the identification. The ambiguity of the boundaries between species which was hitherto present in the
taxonomy of this species aggregate was unrelated to the creation of nature itself but was attributable to the insufficiency
of our research work. |
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Keywords: | Cytotaxonomy Poa acroleuca Poa hisauchii Poa nipponica Taxonomy ofPoa |
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