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Population variation in Persicaria salicifolia ( Brouss . ex Willd .) Assenov (Polygonaceae) in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ayodele A. E.,
Olowokudejo J. D.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.200290003
Subject(s) - subspecies , herbarium , biology , botany , population , zoology , demography , sociology
Study of six living population samples and herbarium specimens of Persicaria salicifolia from Nigeria revealed considerable variability in vegetative and floral characters. Two subspecies, one of which is a new one (subsp. nova, p. 516), are recognised. Experimental cultivation showed that the combination of distinguishing characters for each subspecies remains intact under uniform conditions in the botanical nursery.
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