Chromosome studies on nine South American species ofVernonia(Vernonieae, Asteraceae)
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Firenze University Press in Caryologia
- Vol. 53 (1), 55-61
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00087114.2000.10589181
Abstract
A chromosome analysis on nine Vernonia species (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) from South America was carried out. First chromosome counts are notified in four species: V. lilacina Mart. (2n=32= 24m + 6sm + 2st), V. oxyodonta Malme (2w=128), pulverulenta Baker (2n=96) and V. tarijensis (Griseb.) Hieron. (2n=32= 24m + 8sm). Furthermore, the somatic chromosome numbers of V. chalybaea Mart, ex DC. (2n=32= 22m + l0sm), V.polyphylla Sch.Bip. (2n=64=: 40m + 20sm + 4st), V. squarrosa Less. (2n=64) and V. teyucuarensis Cabrera (2n=160) are also confirmed. For V. aurea Mart, ex DC. is presented an unreported chromosome number (2n=32= 24m + 8sm). The karyotype analysis made on five species mainly showed metacentric and submetacentric chromosomes, differing in proportion between the species. In V. lilacina and V. polyphylla were also found one and two subtelocentric pairs respectively. The nine analyzed species presented x=16, a basic chromo some number very frequent in South America, specially in species from the subsect. Macrocephalae Baker. The chromosome number 2n=32 found in V. aurea, V. chalybaea, V. liladna and V.tarijensis suggests that these species, included actually in other group, should be transferred to the subsection MacrocephalaeKeywords
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