A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC

dc.contributor.advisorLinder, H Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBartsch, Silkeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-30T13:45:43Z
dc.date.available2017-10-30T13:45:43Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.date.updated2017-03-09T14:26:10Z
dc.description.abstractGrewia bicolor and Gewia flava have been recognized by earlier authors as separate species on the basis of the shape of the leaf base, the number of flower stalks on the peduncle and reticulate venation of the tertiary veins. These two "species" are extremely variable, and often characters from G. bicolor and G. flava are exhibited on the same specimen. This study aims at evaluating the distinction between the two "species", thereby testing whether they should be recognized as separate taxa, and if so, which characters can be used to delimit G. bicolor and G. flava. Numerical phenetic analyses of 11 characters investigated from 211 herbarium specimens revealed that the two "species" cannot be differentiated by the traditional characters. Univariate analysis showed that the diagnostic characters that have been used to date show continuous variation. Thus G. bicolor and G. flava cannot be recognized as separate species.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBartsch, S. (2000). <i>A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25917en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBartsch, Silke. <i>"A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25917en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBartsch, S. 2000. A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bartsch, Silke AB - Grewia bicolor and Gewia flava have been recognized by earlier authors as separate species on the basis of the shape of the leaf base, the number of flower stalks on the peduncle and reticulate venation of the tertiary veins. These two "species" are extremely variable, and often characters from G. bicolor and G. flava are exhibited on the same specimen. This study aims at evaluating the distinction between the two "species", thereby testing whether they should be recognized as separate taxa, and if so, which characters can be used to delimit G. bicolor and G. flava. Numerical phenetic analyses of 11 characters investigated from 211 herbarium specimens revealed that the two "species" cannot be differentiated by the traditional characters. Univariate analysis showed that the diagnostic characters that have been used to date show continuous variation. Thus G. bicolor and G. flava cannot be recognized as separate species. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC TI - A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25917 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25917
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBartsch S. A comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DC. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25917en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleA comparative study of Grewia bicolor Juss. and Grewia flava DCen_ZA
dc.typeBachelor Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelHonours
dc.type.qualificationnameBSc (Hons)en_ZA
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