Chromosome Counts from the Flora of Korea with Emphasis on Apiaceae

  • Sun, Byung-Yun (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Hee (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kwak, Min-Ju (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Hwan (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Sik (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 1996.03.01

Abstract

Seventy-three chromosome counts are reported from populations in 70 species from Korea, of which 34 counts in 32 species belong to Apiaceae. New species counts are in Acanthopanax chiisanensis(2n=48), Hydrocotyle japonica(2n=ca.96), H. maritima (n=12), Libanotis coreana (2n=22), Lindera sericea (n=12), Quercus myrsinaefolia (n=12), Rhamnus yoshinoi (n=12), Salix hulteni (n=19), Symplocos chinensis for. pilosa (n=11) and Vaccinium oldhami (n=12). New chromosome level for Asperula odorata (n=11), Cryptotaenia japonica (2n=16) and Sium ninsi (2n=18) is also provided. The taxonomic implications of certain of these counts are discussed.

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