The Dgopteris dilatata complex in Macaronesia and the Iberian Peninsula

M. Gibby

doi:10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v8i.9646

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M. Gibby British, Museum, Cromwell Road, London, England. United Kingdom

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https://doi.org/10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v8i.9646

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Abstract

Diploid and tetraploid species of the Dryopteris dilatata complex are found in Spain and Portugal. In an attempt to determine the relationships between species the cytology of both wild and synthetised hybrids has been investigated, and the results obtained so far will be described.

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