Abstract: Abstract This paper deals with the karyotype analysis of 3 species of Curculigo from China. The karyotype formulae are as follows: 1 ) C. crassifolia 2n= 2x = 18 = 10m(4SAT) + 8sm 2) C. capitulata 2n= 2x= 18 = 10m(2SAT) + 8sm 3) C. sinensis 2n=2x=18= 8 m(3SAT) + 10sm(2SAT) Among them, the karyotype of C. sinensis S. C. Chen are reported for the first time. The karyotypes of 3 species of this genus fall into "2B" type, but the karyotype of C. sinensis might be more asymmetrical than C. crassifolia and C. capitulata based on their asymmetry indexes.

Key words: Curculigo