A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC.

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dc.contributor.authorCupido, Christopher Nelsonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:17:18Z
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dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 41-47.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPatterns of morphological variation were investigated in the genus Merciera A.DC. to re-assess the species boundaries. This study differs from previous studies in the genus because it employs multivariate statistical methods. Vegetative and floral characters obtained from herbarium specimens were analyzed. The results of the cluster analysis and principal coordinate analysis support the recognition of six species, M. /ept%ba, M. brevifolia, M. tenuifolia, M. eck/oniana, M. azurea, and M. tetra/oba. M. azurea is re-instated as a species and a new species M. tetra/oba is described. An infra-generic phylogeny for the genus is proposed for the first time. A key to the species, descriptions, and distribution of all the species are also provided.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCupido, C. N. (2000). <i>A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6245en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCupido, Christopher Nelson. <i>"A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6245en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCupido, C. 2000. A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cupido, Christopher Nelson AB - Patterns of morphological variation were investigated in the genus Merciera A.DC. to re-assess the species boundaries. This study differs from previous studies in the genus because it employs multivariate statistical methods. Vegetative and floral characters obtained from herbarium specimens were analyzed. The results of the cluster analysis and principal coordinate analysis support the recognition of six species, M. /ept%ba, M. brevifolia, M. tenuifolia, M. eck/oniana, M. azurea, and M. tetra/oba. M. azurea is re-instated as a species and a new species M. tetra/oba is described. An infra-generic phylogeny for the genus is proposed for the first time. A key to the species, descriptions, and distribution of all the species are also provided. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC TI - A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6245 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCupido CN. A re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6245en_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.titleA re-assessment of the species boundaries in Merciera A.DC.en_ZA
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