Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)

A morphological study of the three species of Emilia Cass. in two different ploidy levels in Nigeria was performed. Both qualitative and quantitative characters were recorded. Characters of taxonomic value include the habit, bloom colour, colour and pubescence of the stem, differences in the margin...

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description A morphological study of the three species of Emilia Cass. in two different ploidy levels in Nigeria was performed. Both qualitative and quantitative characters were recorded. Characters of taxonomic value include the habit, bloom colour, colour and pubescence of the stem, differences in the margin of the leaves, corolla tube, style and stigma colours, pedicel length, capitulum length and breadth, the quantitative relationship of floret to involucral bracts, floret number, fruit number and size. E. praetermissa, the allotetraploid hybrid, is closely related to E. coccinea and E. sonchifolia – the other diploid relative. E. praetermissa has intermediate morphological and ecological characteristics. The morphological characters indicating E. praetermissa as an allotetraploid hybrid of E. coccinea and E. sonchifolia are bloom colour, corolla tube colour, and pedicel length. E. praetermissa behaves like a true allopolyploid in its habitat and ecological preferences. A new key to the Emilia species in Nigeria is included.
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-33602023-05-13T11:09:33Z Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae) Adedeji, Olubukola Taxonomy Diploid Allotetraploid Hybrid Ecology E.coccinea E.praetermissa Emilia sonchifolia A morphological study of the three species of Emilia Cass. in two different ploidy levels in Nigeria was performed. Both qualitative and quantitative characters were recorded. Characters of taxonomic value include the habit, bloom colour, colour and pubescence of the stem, differences in the margin of the leaves, corolla tube, style and stigma colours, pedicel length, capitulum length and breadth, the quantitative relationship of floret to involucral bracts, floret number, fruit number and size. E. praetermissa, the allotetraploid hybrid, is closely related to E. coccinea and E. sonchifolia – the other diploid relative. E. praetermissa has intermediate morphological and ecological characteristics. The morphological characters indicating E. praetermissa as an allotetraploid hybrid of E. coccinea and E. sonchifolia are bloom colour, corolla tube colour, and pedicel length. E. praetermissa behaves like a true allopolyploid in its habitat and ecological preferences. A new key to the Emilia species in Nigeria is included. 2014-03-13T08:16:46Z 2018-10-29T11:01:20Z 2014-03-13T08:16:46Z 2018-10-29T11:01:20Z 2006 Article Adedeji, Olubukola (2006). Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae). Botanica Lithuanica, 12(1). http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3360 en PDF application/pdf Nigeria
spellingShingle Taxonomy
Diploid
Allotetraploid
Hybrid
Ecology
E.coccinea
E.praetermissa
Emilia sonchifolia
Adedeji, Olubukola
Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title_full Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title_fullStr Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title_short Morphological Studies in the Genus Emilia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae)
title_sort morphological studies in the genus emilia senecioneae asteraceae
topic Taxonomy
Diploid
Allotetraploid
Hybrid
Ecology
E.coccinea
E.praetermissa
Emilia sonchifolia
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