Abstract
Aeginetia indica L. (Orobanchaceae) cultivated in the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna was found to have n=60 chromosomes in pollen mitosis. Based on the single report for the whole genus of the haploid number n=15, the investigated plants are octoploid. The karyotype is bimodal, and up to 8 chromosomes with satellites are present in the haploid chromosome set. The high polyploidy of Aeginetia is discussed in the context of the karyological data of the whole family.
