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BetweenThespesia populnea andT. lampas, more attention has been given to review the taxonomic status of the latter. The stigma ofT. lampas resembles with that ofT. populnea, whereas many other characters such as habit, gland on the midrib, non-caducous involucre, calyx teeth and capsule shape differ fromT. populnea. They also differ in their ecological adaptations. The chromosome number is found to be 2n=26 in both of them indicating their relationship. They also possess different chromosome numbers having 2n=28 inT. lampas and 2n=24 inT. populnea. Further, they fall apart from each other in size of the chromosomes. The cytological results and morphological characters, therefore, suggest the removal ofT. lampas fromThespesia.
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Krishnappa, D.G., Geetha, K.S. Cytotaxonomical studies in the genusThespesia . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 85, 156–159 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051761
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