EL CARIOTIPO DE LAPAGERIA ROSEA RUIZ ET PAV. (LILIALES: PHILESIACEAE) THE KARYOTYPE OF LAPAGERIA ROSEA RUIZ ET PAV. (LILIALES: PHILESIACEAE)

Abstract

Lapageria rosea Ruiz et Pav. showed an asymmetric and bimodal karyotype 2n = 2x = 30, with three metacentric, six submetacentric and six subtelocentric chromosome pairs. One B chromosome pair was also observed. The total chromosome length (2n) was 131.3 + 0.22 µm