Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
1982
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Botany
Abstract
A revision of the weedy grass genus Imperata is proposed. The present study presents the results of field and herbarium studies, supplemented by chromosome numbers, leaf anatomy, and starch gel electrophoresis. Morphological measurements were analyzed using principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Nine species are recognized including: I. cylindrica, I. condensata, I. minutiflora, I. brasiliensis, I. cheesemanii, I. tenuis, I. conferta, I. contracta, and I. brevifolia.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-5836
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/
Copyright Owner
Mark Lauren Gabel
Copyright Date
1982
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI8224217
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
94 pages
Recommended Citation
Gabel, Mark Lauren, "A biosystematic study of the genus Imperata (Gramineae: Andropogoneae) " (1982). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 7499.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/7499
