A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae)

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dc.contributor.advisorMuasya, Muthamaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorChimphango, Samsonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMunyai,Rabelanien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:33:17Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:33:17Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe South African monocotyledonous plant genus Prionium E. Mey (Thurniaceae; Cyperid clade) is an old, species-poor lineage which split from its sister genus Thurnia about 33 - 43 million years ago. It is a clonal shrubby macrophyte, widespread within the Fynbos biome in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) with scattered populations into the Maputaland-Pondoland Region (MPR). This study of the systematics of the genus Prionium investigates whether this old lineage comprising of a single extant species P. serratum, is morphologically, genetically and ecologically impoverished, and identifies apomorphic floral developmental traits in relation to its phylogenetic position as sister to the Cyperid families, Juncaceae and Cyperaceae. Sampling for morphological, molecular and ecological studies was done to obtain representatives from its entire distribution range, falling within the phytogeographic regions of the CFR (North West, NW; South West, SW; Agulhas Plain, AP; Langeberg, LB) and extending into Eastern Cape (South East, SE) and KwaZulu Natal (KZN). Samples for the floral ontogenetic study were collected to obtain representatives of the Cyperid clade families: Cyperaceae (Eriophorum, Scirpus), Juncaceae (Juncus, Luzula) and Thurniaceae (Prionium).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation (2013). <i>A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. <i>"A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation 2013. A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae). Thesis. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Munyai,Rabelani AB - The South African monocotyledonous plant genus Prionium E. Mey (Thurniaceae; Cyperid clade) is an old, species-poor lineage which split from its sister genus Thurnia about 33 - 43 million years ago. It is a clonal shrubby macrophyte, widespread within the Fynbos biome in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) with scattered populations into the Maputaland-Pondoland Region (MPR). This study of the systematics of the genus Prionium investigates whether this old lineage comprising of a single extant species P. serratum, is morphologically, genetically and ecologically impoverished, and identifies apomorphic floral developmental traits in relation to its phylogenetic position as sister to the Cyperid families, Juncaceae and Cyperaceae. Sampling for morphological, molecular and ecological studies was done to obtain representatives from its entire distribution range, falling within the phytogeographic regions of the CFR (North West, NW; South West, SW; Agulhas Plain, AP; Langeberg, LB) and extending into Eastern Cape (South East, SE) and KwaZulu Natal (KZN). Samples for the floral ontogenetic study were collected to obtain representatives of the Cyperid clade families: Cyperaceae (Eriophorum, Scirpus), Juncaceae (Juncus, Luzula) and Thurniaceae (Prionium). DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae) TI - A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. A systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14030en_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 systematic study of the South African genus Prionium (Thurniaceae)en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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