Biological Department, Faculty of Literature and Science, Saitama University Division of Morphology, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
(1) The taxonomic problem of the subtribe Gnaphallineae was considered. (2) The genera Gnaphalium, Anaphalis and Leontopodium were discussed from a karyotaxonomic stand point. (3) In several species, seed fertility can be explained by their karyotypic peculiarities. (4) A. pterocaulon Maxim or A. todaiensis Honda or A. sinica Hance shows a specific constitution of the karyotype different from all the rest of subtribe Gnaphallineae.
