Karyotype characterization of Andean Solanoideae (Solanaceae).

CHIARINI, FRANCO E. ; MORENO, NATALIA C. ; BARBOZA GLORIA E. ; BERNARDELLO GABRIEL

UNIV FLORENCE BOTANY INST

Año: 2010 vol. 63 p. 278 - 278

font face="SimonciniGaramond" size="2"> Solanaceae has a center of diversity in South America, with several genera endemic to the Andes. Molecular studies recognize the “x = 12” clade, including subfamily Solanoideae, Nicotiana, and Anthocercideae. Solanoideae is the largest group in the family having still many members cytologically unexplored. The mitotic chromosomes and karyotypes of 16 species and two varieties of Andean Solanoideae are here reported, from Brugmansia,