New Karyotypes in Some Species of Asteraceae from Turkey

Abstract

In this study, chromosome numbers and morphologies are presented for four species growing naturally in Turkey. These species are Inula peacockiana (Aitch. & Hemsl.) Korovin, Cousinia boissieri Buhse, Scorzonera renzii Rech. f., Lactuca intricata Boiss. Chromosome number of studied species are Inula peacockiana 2n=20, Cousinia boissieri 2n=26, Scorzonera renzii 2n=14 and Lactuca intricata 2n=18. Also, karyotype analyses were made using the Bs200Pro Image Analysis Software. In addition, the karyotype asymmetry of each taxa was evaluated by different methods; TF%, AsK%, Rec and Syi, A₁, A₂, A, AI and Stebbins classification. The correlation between the karyotype asymmetries of the different taxa was calculated.