Studies on the Stellaria longipes complex (Caryophyllaceae): relationships among the species based on seed protein profiles |
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| Authors: | C C CHINNAPPA FLS D J GIFFORD JEYANTHI RAMAMOORTHY |
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| Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4;Department of Botany, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 |
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| Abstract: | CHINNAPPA, C. C, GIFFORD, D. J. & RAMAMORRTHY, J., 1992. Studies on the Stellaria longipes complex (Caryophyllaceae): relationships among the species based on seed protein profiles. The protein profiles of nine genera of the family Caryophyllaceae show distinct patterns. Within the genus Stellaria , six species were studied. The four North American species show more or less similar profiles, while the two European species have quite different patterns. There are some indications to suggest that the polyploid species, 5. longipes , is closely related to diploid S. longifolia and S. porsildii. The seed protein profiles of these species support the view that 5. longipes might have originated from hybridization between the two diploid species. |
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| Keywords: | Stellaria longipes complex Caryophyllaceae systematics |
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