Abstract
Cytological studies on five Indian taxa belonging to 4 species of the genus Salvia had been carried out. The chromosome numbers range from 2n=22 to 2n=44. The chromosomes are short ranging between 0.8-2.8μ. Both in the somatic and meiotic cells high frequencies of irregularities had been noticed and one of them was found in S. splendens i.e. occurrence of polyspory during meiosis. Evolutionary trend of these taxa within the genus was also discussed.
