Triploidy is prominent in the duckweed Lemna minor complex
Todd P. Michael, Phuong T. N. Hoang, Bradley W. Abramson, Allen Mamerto, Buntora Pasaribu, Jörg Fuchs, Evan Ernst, Nicholas A. Allsing, Luca Braglia, Semar Petrus, Veit Schubert, Nolan T. Hartwick, Megan Wang, Yi-Feng Chen, Mariele Lensink, , Eric Lam
The paper analyzes duckweed clones to resolve taxonomic relationships and finds triploidy is common, with implications for classification and evolution.
Communications Biology · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology