The Aloineae

Download or read book The Aloineae written by Herbert Parkes Riley and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aloineae, a tribe of several hundred species of succulent plants of the lily family, are ideal subjects for the study of karotypes and chromosome irregularities. This book brings together the major findings of a half-century of study of the Aloineae, with regard to polyploidy, aneuploidy, deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations in the group. The possible evolutionary effects of ecological relationships, natural hybridization, and morphological changes during growth are also assessed. Illustrations include maps, diagrams, photographs, photomicrographs, and electron micrographs.