Research Article

Leaves and Seeds as Materials for Flow Cytometric Estimation of the Genome Size of 11 Rosaceae Woody Species Containing DNA-Staining Inhibitors

Table 1

Presence of staining inhibitors in leaves and seeds of trees and shrubs belonging to the Rosaceae family. SH: shrub; TR: tree.

Species nameLife habitPresence of inhibitors
LatinCommonLeavesSeeds

Amelanchier stolonifera Wieg.Running ServiceberrySH
Cotoneaster dammeri “Royal Carpet”Bearberry CotoneasterSH
Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehd. et Wils.Spreading CotoneasterSH
Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii Flinck & HylmöHjelmqvist’s CotoneasterSH
Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. “Variegatus”Rockspray (Herring Bones) CotoneasterSH
Cotoneaster veitchii G. KlotzMany-flowered CotoneasterSH
Crataegus coccinea L.Scarlet HawthornTR
Malus floribunda Sieb. ex Van HoutteJapanese CrabappleTR
Prunus padus L.Bird CherryTR
Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall.Oleaster-leafed PearTR
Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers.Swedish WhitebeamTR