Karyotype analysis of six <i>Achillea</i> L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) taxa from Turkey

Aksu N., İNCEER H., Hayirlioglu-Ayaz S.

CARYOLOGIA, sa.2, ss.103-108, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00087114.2013.787205
  • Dergi Adı: CARYOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.103-108
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Achillea, chromosome number, karyotype, polyploidy, Turkey, CHROMOSOME-NUMBERS, SYSTEMATICS, COMPOSITAE, COMPLEX
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The karyotypes of six Achillea taxa (Achillea falcata L., A. millefolium L. subsp. millefolium, A. setacea Waldst. & Kit., A. nobilis L. subsp. neilreichii (A. Kern.) Velen., A. biebersteinii Afan. and A. cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.) from different phytogeographical regions of Turkey were performed. The taxa revealed chromosome counts of 2n = 2x = 18, 4x = 36 and 7-8x = 67. Karyotype analysis indicated that chromosomes of Achillea taxa have predominantly median and submedian centromered. Several systematic and evolutionary aspects of these taxa are discussed in the light of the cytogenetic data.