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H: Sunday, June 05, 2011

"Coleman's May Pink" is a Tetraploid

Rhododendron colemanii "Coleman's May Pink" has been determined to be a tetraploid using flow cytometry by

Dr. João Loureiro, Dr. Silvia Castro, José Cerca Oliveira, 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.

Summary of Ploidy Levels

Tetraploid Rhododendron colemanii,
Tetraploid Rhododendron colemanii "Coleman's May Pink"

Source: Connecticut College Arboretum

John and Sally Perkins
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