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H: Tuesday, October 19, 2010

'Lem's Cameo' is a Diploid

Rhododendron 'Lem's Cameo', which is a Halfdan Lem hybrid documented as 'Dido Group' x 'Anna', has been determined to be a diploid using flow cytometry by

Dr. João Loureiro, Dr. Silvia Castro, José Cerca, and Mariana Castro
Plant Ecology and Evolution Group,
Centre for Functional Ecology,
Department of Life Sciences,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Rhododendron 'Lem's Cameo' is fertile as both a seed and pollen parent.

Summary of Ploidy Levels

Diploid 'Anna',
Diploid 'Lem's Cameo',
Diploid 'Norman Gill',
Diploid 'The Honorable Jean Marie de Montague'

Source Marc Colombel

John and Sally Perkins
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