Chromosome Numbers for Four Taxa of Saussurea DC. (Asteraceae) from the Nepal Himalaya

Abstract

Chromosome numbers for three taxa of Saussurea DC. from the Nepal Himalaya are reported here for the first time: S. nepalensis Spreng., S. taraxacifolia (Royle) DC. var. glabrescens K. Fujikawa & H. Ohba and S. wernerioides Sch. Bip. ex Hook. f. were all found to be diploid with 2n=32. Material of S. obvallata (DC.) Edgeworth, also collected from Nepal, yielded counts of 2n=32, corroborating previous reports for the species in other parts of its range.