Chromosome counts of nineteen plant species from Iran

Document Type : Short Article

Author

Forests and Research Division, Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center (AREEO), Bushehr, Iran

Abstract

Seeds from nineteen native plant species belonging to 6 families (Apocynaceae, Capparaceae, Cleomaceae, Fabaceae, Resedaceae, and Zygophyllaceae) were collected in Bushehr Province, Iran. Chromosome counts revealed the following diploid numbers for all studied species, representing first records for the flora of Iran: Caralluma edulis (2n=22), Pergularia tomentosa (2n=22), Capparis cartilaginea (2n=20), C. parviflora (2n=20), C. spinosa (2n=20), Cleome glaucescens (2n=20), C. oxypetala (2n=20), Astragalus annularis (2n=16), A. boeticus (2n=16), A. hamosus (2n=16), A. meridionalis (2n=16), Ochradenus aucheri (2n=24), Oligomeris linifolia (2n=16), Reseda alba subsp. alba (2n=24), R. alba subsp. decursiva (2n=24), R. arabica (2n=12), R. aucheri subsp. bracteata (2n=24), Zygophyllum qatarense (2n=20) and Tribulus terrestris var. inermis (2n=24). Notably, three species in our samples (Capparis spinosa, Reseda alba subsp. decursiva, and R. aucheri subsp. bracteata) were found to be diploid (2n=20, 2n=24, and 2n=24, respectively), in contrast to previous reports that identified them as tetraploids (2n=4x=40 and 2n=4x=48).

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Article Title [Persian]

شمارش کروموزومی نوزده گونه گیاهی از ایران

Author [Persian]

  • فاطمه غلامیان
بخش تحقیقات جنگل‌ها و مراتع، مرکز تحقیقات و آموزش کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی استان بوشهر، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی
Abstract [Persian]

در این پژوهش، بذور ۱9 گونه گیاهی بومی متعلق به ۶ تیره Apocynaceae ، Capparaceae، Cleomaceae، Fabaceae، Resedaceae و Zygophyllaceae، از استان بوشهر جمع‏آوری شد. شمارش کروموزومی 19 گونه شاملCaralluma edulis (Edgew.) Benth. ex Hook.f.  (2n=22)، Pergularia tomentosa L. (2n=22)،Capparis cartilaginea Decne.  (2n=20)، (2n=20) C. parviflora Boiss.،C. spinosa L. (2n=20)، Cleome glaucescens DC. (2n=20)،Boiss.  C. oxypetala (2n=20)، Astragalus annularis Forssk. (2n=16)،(2n=16) A. boeticus L.،A. hamosus L.  (2n=16)، A. meridionalis Bunge. (2n=16)،(2n=24) Ochradenus aucheri Boiss. ،Oligomeris linifolia (Vahl) Macbr.  (2n=16)، Reseda alba subsp. alba (2n=24)،R. alba subsp. decursiva (Forssk.) Maire (2n=24)، R. arabica Boiss. (2n=12)، R. aucheri subsp. bracteate Boiss. (2n=24)، Zygophyllum qatarense (Hadidi) Beier & Thulin ،(2n=20) وTribulus terrestris var. inermis Boiss.(2n=24)، برای اولین بار در فلور ایران گزارش می ‏گردند. نکته قابل توجه این مطالعه، مشاهده حالت دیپلوئید در سه گونه Capparis spinosa،Reseda alba subsp. decursiva  و  R. aucheri subsp. bracteata است که در مطالعات پیشین به ‏صورت تتراپلوئید به ‏ترتیب(2n=4x=40)، (2n=4x=48) و (2n=4x=48) گزارش شده است.  

Keywords [Persian]

  • عدد کروموزومی
  • فلور
  • ایران
  • میتوز
  • پلوئیدی

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 31, Issue 2 - Serial Number 62
December 2025
Pages 256-261

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  • Receive Date: 09 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 19 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 25 November 2025

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