Cytotaxonomy of North African species of Delphinium L. sect. Delphinium (Ranunculaceae)

Authors

  • César Blanché Laboratori de Botánica. Departament de Productos Narurals. Biologia Vegetal Sanitària i Edafologia. Facultat de Farmacia. Universitat de Barcelona
  • Julià Molero Laboratori de Botánica. Departament de Productos Narurals. Biologia Vegetal Sanitària i Edafologia. Facultat de Farmacia. Universitat de Barcelona
  • Joan Simon Laboratori de Botánica. Departament de Productos Narurals. Biologia Vegetal Sanitària i Edafologia. Facultat de Farmacia. Universitat de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.1990.v18.127

Keywords:

Ranunculaceae, Delphinium, taxonomy, karyology, North Africa

Abstract


Both chromosome numbers and karyotype structure from 15 wild North-African populations of Delphinium L. sect. Delphinium were studied. Delphinium balansae Boiss. & Reuter, with a more symmetrical karyotype, appears as a possible perennial ancestor of' the remaining annuals with highly asymmetrical and shorter karyotype. A taxonomical reorganization of this section is proposed: two new series (ser. Macropetala ser. nova and ser. Balansae ser. nova.) and two new nomenclatural combinations (D. nanum subsp. alboliliaceum and D. nanum subsp. elongatum) are proposed.

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Published

1990-05-30

How to Cite

Blanché, C., Molero, J., & Simon, J. (1990). Cytotaxonomy of North African species of Delphinium L. sect. Delphinium (Ranunculaceae). Collectanea Botanica, 18, 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.1990.v18.127

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