Article

Mediterranean plant karyological data – 35

Authors:
Kamari G.
,
Blanché C.
,
Siljak-Yakovlev S.
,
Garnatje T.
,
Pérez-Lorenzo I.
,
Vallès J.
,
Pustahija F.
,
Takvorian N.
,
Le Prieur S.
,
Muratovic E.
Publication: Flora Mediterranea
Pages: 293-308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7320/FlMedit35.293
Article history:

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  2. returned for (first) revision

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Abstract

Mediterranean plant karyological data – 35/1 Contribution to the karyological knowledge of some representatives of the family Asteraceae in the Pyrenean flora, III T. Garnatje, I. Pérez-Lorenzo, J. Vallès, S. Siljak-Yakovlev General distribution, localities, chromosome numbers, ploidy levels, and selected previous chromosome counts are provided for eight taxa belonging to the Asteraceae family growing in the Pyrenees.

Mediterranean plant karyological data – 35/2 Chromosome numbers and ploidy levels in selected Asteraceae from the Western Balkans, part I S. Siljak-Yakovlev, F. Pustahija, N. Takvorian, S. Le Prieur & E. Muratović Chromosome numbers, ploidy levels and metaphase plates are reported for seven Asteraceae (Compositae) species from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Arctium lappa, Buphthalmum salicifolium, Cirsium eriophorum, Cota tinctoria, Hieracium sabandum, Lapsana communis, Tripleurospermum inodorum) and one species from Croatia (Urospermum picroides). Detailed localities (including GPS coordinates) of the collected material are also provided, along with a general overview of the distribution of the species studied.

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