Foliar Flavonoids and the Determination of Ploidy and Gender in Fraxinus americana and F. pennsylvanica (Oleaceae)

Author:

Candace L. Black-Schaefer

Additional Authors:

Robert L. Beckmann

Published:

June – 1989

Keywords:

Flavonoids, Ploidy, Gender, Fraxinus americana, pennsylvanica, Oleaceae

ABSTRACT
Foliar flavonoid profiles permit discrimination between <em>Fraxinus americana</em> and <em>F. pennsylvanica</em> and the identification of the ploidy level in the former species. Gender cannot be ascertained by foliar flavonoid complement for either species.