Cytology and mating systems in the climbing cacti Hylocereus and Selenicereus
Chromosome numbers and meiotic behavior are reported for the climbing cacti species Hylocereus undatus, Hylocereus polyrhizus, and Selenicereus megalanthus. The Hylocereus spp. are diploid (2n 5 22), while S. megalanthus is a tetraploid (2n 5 44). Irregular chromosome disjunction at anaphase I in po...
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Format: | Journal Article |
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Botanical Society of America
2000
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12086 |