CHROMOSOME NUMBERS OF SOME TROPICAL RHODODENDRONS (SECTION VIREYA)

Authors

  • RUTH ATKINSON Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • KWITON JONG Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • GEORGE ARGENT Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428600000019

Keywords:

Chromosomes, rhododendrons, tropical, Vireya

Abstract

Chromosome counts for 27 species plus one intersubsectional hybrid are presented from all seven subsections of section Vireya in the genus Rhododendron. Twenty-three are new, and five confirm previously published counts. The plants originate from a wide geographical and altitudinal range; all have a uniform somatic number of 2n=26.

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Published

2000-12-04

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 1 (2000)

Section

Original Research Articles

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