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KARYOTYPE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SARCANTHINAE (ORCHIDACEAE)
Author(s) -
Tara M.,
Kamemoto H.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1970.tb09805.x
Subject(s) - karyotype , biology , orchidaceae , zoology , evolutionary biology , botany , chromosome , genetics , gene
Karyotypes were analyzed for 25 species from 14 genera of the subtribe Sarcanthinae. The karyotypes of representatives of the following genera were recorded for the first time: Acampe, Chilochista, Gastrochilus, Pelatantheria, Robiquetia, Sarcanthus , and Thrixspermum . Most of the small‐flowered genera exhibited relatively symmetrical, primitive karyotypes which were difficult to distinguish. Intrageneric variations were encountered. The significance of karyotype analyses of the Sarcanthinae is briefly discussed.