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Bromus L. sect. Bromus: taxonomy and relationship of some species with small spikelets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

P.M. Smith  and
F. Sales
P.M. Smith
Affiliation:
Centre for Plant Science, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Daniel Rutherford Building, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, Scotland, U.K.
F. Sales
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Abstract

An artificial group of twelve brome-grasses with small-spikelets is reviewed. Descriptions, comments on their distinctive features, keys, diagnosis, citations and illustrations are provided. Form/function and evolutionary relationships are discussed and four affinity groups are recognized. The possible origin of B. lepidus and B. brachystachys is discussed.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , July 1993 , pp. 149 - 171
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1993

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