http://rosebayblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/r-vaseyi-is-diploid.html

H: Saturday, January 22, 2011

Rhododendron vaseyi is a Diploid

Rhododendron vaseyi 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 vaseyi was also determined to be a diploid using flow cytometry by Dr. Thomas Ranney, J.R. Jones, and Nathan Lynch.

Summary of Ploidy Levels

Diploid Rhododendron vaseyi

Source: Arnold Arboretum Accession Number: 20953-Mass

John and Sally Perkins
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