Plant Diversity ›› 2013, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 144-148.DOI: 10.7677/ynzwyj201312081

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Chromosome Numbers and Karyotypes of Colutea delavayi (Leguminosae) Endemic to China and Two Adjacent Species

 CHEN  Guang-Fu-1, SUN  Wen-Guang-1, ZHANG  Jian-Wen-2, LI  Zhi-Min-1   

  1. 1 School of Life Sciences of Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China; 2 Key Laboratory of Biodiversity
    and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2012-05-28 Online:2013-03-25 Published:2012-09-24

Abstract:

 Chromosome numbers and karyotypes of three species from Colutea (Leguminosae), C.delavayi, C.orientalis and C.arborescens were studied, of which C.delavayi is an endemic to SW China. C.arborescens 2n=2x=16=10m+6sm with type 2A asymmetry and C.orientalis 2n=2x=16=12m+4sm with type 1A asymmetry, the basic chromosome number 2n=16 is also confirmed. C.delavayi 2n=2x=16=16m with type 1A asymmetry was reported firstly.

Key words: Colutea, Colutea delavayi, Karyotype, Chromosome number

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