Abstract
Occasional trees of Rhizophora mangle L. have been found in Puerto Rico and South Florida that bear approximately one fourth albino propagules, apparently a consequence of self-pollination and segregation for a recessive gene. Counts of propagule types on a series of trees that produce albino propagules showed that the albino class is sometimes smaller than one fourth of the total, suggesting that there may be a variable degree of outcrossing.
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Handler, S.H., Teas, H.J. (1983). Inheritance of albinism in the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L. In: Teas, H.J. (eds) Biology and ecology of mangroves. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0914-9_13
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