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Chromosome counts in the Carex flava complex (Cyperaceae) in Finland
Author(s) -
Halkka Liisa,
Toivonen Heikki,
Saario Sirkka,
Pykälä Juha
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1992.tb01841.x
Subject(s) - carex , biology , cyperaceae , botany , taxon , meiosis , chromosome number , chromosome , karyotype , genetics , poaceae , gene
Chromosome numbers from 17 Finnish populations of six taxa in the Carex flava complex were examined. Special attention was given to taxa claimed to be endemic to Fennoscandia. The meiotic counts for C. flava n = 30, C. viridula var. viridula n = 35 and var. pulchella n = 35 are in accordance with previous reports. The counts for C. jemtlandica n = 34, C. bergrothii n = 35, and C. kotilaini n = 34 are new. The hybrid C. flava × kotilaini reveals severely disturbed meiosis with many uni‐ and multivalents. The results are briefly discussed in relation to morphological data. Carex jemtlandica should evidently be included in C. lepidocarpa. Carex bergrothii and C. kotilaini belong to the polymorphic C. viridula , but the latter probably consitute a specific cytotype.