Original scientific paper

Cytology and palynology of the Clematis L. species (Ranunculaceae) in Iran

Masoud Sheidai ; Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Meysam Habibi ; Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Dina Azizian ; Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahboobeh Khatamsaz ; Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Cytological and palynological studies were performed on Clematis L. species (Runanculaceae) of Iran indicating 2n = 2´ = 16 and 2n = 4´ = 32 in them. They formed only bivalents in metaphase of meiosis-I with some amount of chromosome stickiness and laggard formation in anaphase. The species possessed a symmetrical karyotype but differed in karyotypic formulae indicating the occurrence of structural changes in the chromosomes during species diversification. Clematis species usually possessed tricolpate pollens but differed in details of pollen morphology, colpi length, colpi width and apocolium length.

Keywords

Clematis; cytology; palynology; Iran

Hrčak ID:

36177

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/36177

Publication date:

30.4.2009.

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