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Chromosome counts inCalea (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)

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Chromosome numbers are reported for six taxa ofCalea, among them tetraploidC. septuplinervia, the only known polyploid inCalea s. str. The base chromosome number ofCalea is interpreted as x = 19.

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  1. New York Botanical Garden, 10458, Bronx, NY, USA

    John F. Pruski

  2. Department of Botany, Louisiana State University, 70803, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Lowell E. Urbatsch

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Pruski, J.F., Urbatsch, L.E. Chromosome counts inCalea (Asteraceae-Heliantheae). Pl Syst Evol 144, 151–153 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986673

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