The Cytology, Isozyme, HPLC Fingerprint, and Interspecific Hybridization Studies of Genus Epimedium (Berberidaceae)
Table 2
Karyotype formula (KF), satellite position (SAT), total length of the haploid complement (TCL), range of chromosome length (range), intrachromosome asymmetry index (), interchromosome asymmetry (), mean centromeric index (CI), and Stebbin’s asymmetry categories (ST) of the studied Epimedium species.
Species
KF
SAT
TCL ± SE
Range
CI ± SE
ST
E. acuminatum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)
1s
3.08~4.77
0.38
0.17
2A
E. yinjiangense
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
1s
2.15~2.92
0.43
0.14
2A
E. luodianense
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
1s
2.28~4.87
0.38
0.17
2A
E. leptorrhizum
6m + 4sm + 2m (SAT)*
2s
3.06~4.44
0.34
0.14
2A
E. simplicifoilum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
2s
3.05~4.17
0.42
0.11
2A
E. wushanense
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
2s
3.33~4.44
0.33
0.10
2A
E. alpinum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)
1s
2.22~3.06
0.35
0.13
2A
E. davidii
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
1s
3.33~4.72
0.42
0.16
2A
E. pubigerum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)
1s
2.50~3.61
0.32
0.14
2A
E. franchetii
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
1s
2.91~4.72
0.36
0.18
2A
E. myrianthum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)*
1s
3.38~4.15
0.40
0.08
2A
E. sagittatum
4m + 6sm + 2m (SAT)
1s
3.27~4.68
0.34
0.18
2A
SE: standard error, m: metacentric, sm: submetacentric, st: subteleocentric, s: short arm, and *indicates first description of species.