Cortia and Cortiella in the Sino-Himalaya

Introduction
A morphological study of two genera in the tribe Apioideae (Umbelliferae), Cortia DC. and Cortiella C.Norman has been carried out. This study has been used to highlight the problems of generic limit delimitation in the family Umbelliferae. A morphometric analysis was carried out and a protocol established for future studies in fruit anatomy with the development of suitable techniques. The study has enabled the generic limits between Cortia and Cortiella to be more clearly defined. A new species Cortiella lamondiana is described (Edinburgh Journal of Botany 53: 130 (1998).

Authors
Fran Fullerton, Edinburgh, U.K.
Mark Watson (Supervisor), Edinburgh, U.K. 

Scheduling
Completed M.Sc dissertation September 1995. 

Publications arising from this work
F.Fullerton (1995). A morphological and anatomical inverstigation into the generic limits of Cortia DC. and Cortiella C.Norman (Umbelliferae).  Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, U.K (Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis).