Karyotypic Study of Some Salvia Lamiaceae Species from Iran

Year 2011, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 21 - 25, 01.11.2011

Navaz Kharazıan

Abstract

The chromosome numbers of eight Salvia L. species is reported. The taxa revealed the chromosome numbers varied between 2n = 14, 16, 20 and 22. The basic chromosome numbers of the studied species were x= 7,8,10 and 11. The ploidy level of all species was diploid and the chromosome numbers of four species are reported for the first time in Iran. The karyotype details of eight species mostly show the median point, median region, submedian region, subterminal region, terminal region, and terminal point chromosome centromeres which are reported for the first time in Iran

Keywords

Chromosome numbers, Ideogram, Salvia, ploidy level