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A Monograph of the Genus Maackia

Levings, Carolyn K.

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2006, Master of Science, Miami University, Botany.
The genus Maackia (Papilionoideae, Fabaceae) comprises trees and shrubs native to China, Japan, Korea, Russia, and Taiwan. Morphologically, Maackia appears most closely related to Cladrastis. However, molecular data indicate that Maackia is distantly related to that genus, being more closely allied to some Sophora species, Salweenia, and Euchresta, whereas Cladrastis is basal to the subfamily. Individual floras have mentioned the genus, but none have included all the species in Maackia, and no previous monograph exists. Over 600 specimens were obtained on loan from herbaria around the world. Separate analyses of fruiting and flowering specimens were conducted, because flowers and fruit do not occur simultaneously on one plant. From 130 specimens, 77 vegetative characters, 16 pod and seed characters, and 56 floral characters were measured. Data were analyzed using NTSYS – pc and MINITAB. Eleven species are recognized, one of which is new, another newly named, and a new subspecies combination made.
Michael Vincent (Advisor)
134 p.

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  • Levings, C. K. (2006). A Monograph of the Genus Maackia [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165584057

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Levings, Carolyn. A Monograph of the Genus Maackia. 2006. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165584057.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Levings, Carolyn. "A Monograph of the Genus Maackia." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1165584057

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