Journal of Botany

Research Article

Karyomorphological Studies in Some Species of Parnassia L. (Saxifragaceae s.l.) in East Asia and Intraspecific Polyploidy of P. palustris L.

Table 1

Chromosome numbers of Parnassia previously reported.
SpeciesChromosome numberSelected bibliography
P. tenella Hook.f. et Thoms. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. yunnanensis Franch. var. longistipitata Jine 2 ๐‘› = 3 2 Funamoto et al. 1997 [8]
P. esquirolii Lรฉvl. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. faberi Oliv. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. chinensis Franch. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. epunctulata J.T. Pan 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. venusta Jien 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. mysorensis Heyne ex Wigjt et Arn. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. scaposa Mattf. var. yushuensis J.T. Pan 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Funamoto et al. 1996 [9]
P. aff. cacuminum Hand.-Mazz. f. yushuensis Ku 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Funamoto et al. 2001 [10]
P. pusilla Wall. ๐‘› = 9 Malla et al. 1979 [11]
P. oreophylla Hance 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 , 3 6 Funamoto et al. 1994, 1996 [10, 12]
P. nubicola Wall. ๐‘› = 9 Malla et al. 1979 [11]
P. subscaposa C.Y. Wu ex Ku 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. trinervis Drude 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Funamoto et al. 1996 [9]; Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. viridiflora Batalin 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 , 3 6 Funamoto et al. 1998 [13], 2001 [10, 13]
P. laxmannii Pall. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 , 3 6 Funamoto et al. 2002 [14]; Murรญn et al. 1984 [15]
P. brevistyla (Brieg) Hand.-Mazz. 2 ๐‘› = 1 4 Funamoto et al. 2001 [10]; Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. delavayi Franch. 2 ๐‘› = 1 4 Funamoto et al. 1998, 2001 [10, 13]; Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. alpicola Makino 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Funamoto 1986 [16]
P. bifolia Nekrass. 2 ๐‘› = 3 6 , 3 6 + 1 โˆผ 8 s Funamoto et al. 2002 [14]; Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. wightiana Wall. 2 ๐‘› = 1 4 , 3 6 Funamoto et al. 1998 [13]; Malla et al. 1981 [17]
P. monochorifolia Franch. 2 ๐‘› = 4 8 Ding et al. 2005 [7]
P. foliosa Hook.f. et Thoms. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 Funamoto 1986 [16]
P. grandifolia D.C. 2 ๐‘› = 3 2 Gastony and Soltis 1977 [18]
P. caroliniana Michaux 2 ๐‘› = 3 2 Gastony and Soltis 1977 [18]
P. asarifolia Vent. 2 ๐‘› = 3 2 Gastony and Soltis 1977 [18]
P. glauca Raf. 2 ๐‘› = 3 2 , 3 6 Gastony and Soltis 1977 [18]; A. Lรถve and D. Lรถve 1980 [19]
P. palustris L. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 , 2 7 , 3 2 , 3 3 , 3 4 , 3 5 , 3 6 , 3 7 , 4 3 , 4 4 , 4 5 , 5 4 Hultgรฅrd 1987 [20]; Lรถvkvist and Hultgรฅrd 1999 [21]; Funamoto et al. 2006, 2008 [22, 23]
P. obtusiflora Rupr. 2 ๐‘› = 3 6 A. Lรถve and D. Lรถve 1982 [24]
P. kotzebuei Cham. 2 ๐‘› = 1 8 , 3 6 Packer 1964 [25]; Lรถve and Ritchie 1966 [26]
P. fimbriata Koenig. 2 ๐‘› = 3 6 Packer 1964 [25]
P. townsendii Robinson 2 ๐‘› = 3 6 Bye and Soltis 1979 [27]