A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant
An unidentified sterile liliaceous plant and three possible relatives were studied karyotypically and anatomically. All these plants have a somatic chromosome number of 2n = 14. The possibility of the sterile plant having arisen as a result of a mutation appears unlikely, when compared with the poss...
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1983-12-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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| author | J. J. Spies D. S. Hardy |
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| description | An unidentified sterile liliaceous plant and three possible relatives were studied karyotypically and anatomically. All these plants have a somatic chromosome number of 2n = 14. The possibility of the sterile plant having arisen as a result of a mutation appears unlikely, when compared with the possibility of hybrid origin. Chromosome morphology rules out Bulbine latifolia (L.f.) R. & S. and Aloe arborescens Mill, as possible parents. The sterile plant and Aloe marlothii Berger have similar karyotypes and. therefore. A. marlothii may be one of the parents. A close relationship between the sterile plant and the genus Aloe is further confirmed by their similar epidermal structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dfd52d2136f4921a51755136a5069e82022-12-21T18:21:07ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92841983-12-0114221521710.4102/abc.v14i2.11611088A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plantJ. J. Spies0D. S. Hardy1Botanical Research Institute, Department of AgricultureBotanical Research Institute, Department of AgricultureAn unidentified sterile liliaceous plant and three possible relatives were studied karyotypically and anatomically. All these plants have a somatic chromosome number of 2n = 14. The possibility of the sterile plant having arisen as a result of a mutation appears unlikely, when compared with the possibility of hybrid origin. Chromosome morphology rules out Bulbine latifolia (L.f.) R. & S. and Aloe arborescens Mill, as possible parents. The sterile plant and Aloe marlothii Berger have similar karyotypes and. therefore. A. marlothii may be one of the parents. A close relationship between the sterile plant and the genus Aloe is further confirmed by their similar epidermal structure.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1161 |
| spellingShingle | J. J. Spies D. S. Hardy A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
| title | A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
| title_full | A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
| title_fullStr | A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
| title_short | A karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
| title_sort | karyotypic and anatomical study of an unidentified liliaceous plant |
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