Plant Diversity ›› 2007, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (04): 439-440.

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Chromosome Number and Karyotype of Silene gracilicaulis
(Caryophyllaceae) from Hengduan Mountains

LI Zhi-Min , HE Wen-Jie   

  1. School of Life Sciences of Yunnan Normal University , Kunming 650092 , China
  • Received:2006-11-23 Online:2007-08-25 Published:2007-08-25
  • Contact: LI Zhi-Min

Abstract: Chromosome numbers and karyotype of Silene gracilicaulis from Hengduan mountains were studied in this paper. The chromosome numbers are 2n = 24 , and the karyotype formula is 2n = 2x = 24 = 22m+ 2sm, and it belongs to 2A type .

Key words: Silene gracilicaulis