Description of Amazonian Theobroma L. collections, species identification, and characterization of interspecific hybrids
There are two major in vivo collections of species of the genus Theobroma L. in Belém and Marituba, state of Pará, Brazil, and in both there are natural species, as well as natural and artificial interspecific hybrids. In order to organize a database of Brazilian Theobroma species, a description of...
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Published in | Acta botânica brasilica Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 333 - 341 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
01.06.2004
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Summary: | There are two major in vivo collections of species of the genus Theobroma L. in Belém and Marituba, state of Pará, Brazil, and in both there are natural species, as well as natural and artificial interspecific hybrids. In order to organize a database of Brazilian Theobroma species, a description of the existing collections and detailed information about the interspecific hybrids, including an artificial key for their identification, are presented in this article.
No Estado do Pará, Brasil, localizadas nas cidades de Belém e Marituba, existem duas coleções in vivo de espécies brasileiras do gênero Theobroma L.que abrigam, além das espécies naturais, híbridos inter-específicos obtidos natural ou artificialmente. Objetivando organizar uma base de dados sobre as espécies brasileiras do gênero Theobroma, descreve-se neste artigo as coleções existentes, com informação detalhada sobre os híbridos inter-específicos. Inclui-se chave artificial para identificação dos táxons verificados. |
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Bibliography: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062004000200012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
ISSN: | 0102-3306 0102-3306 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0102-33062004000200012 |