Table 1.
Summary of genome size and karyotypic data for Anthurium andraeanum ‘061’, Monstera deliciosa ‘Variegata’, Philodendron scandens, Spathiphyllum wallisii ‘Domino’, Syngonium auritum and Zantedeschia elliottiana ‘068’. Data are averages ± SE. (n=5, except for Zantedeschia elliottiana n=10).
| Anthurium andraeanum | Monstera deliciosa | Philodendron scandens | Spathiphyllum wallisii | Syngonium auritum | Zantedeschia elliottiana | |
| Genome size (pg/1C) | 5.27 ± 0.08 | 6.36 ± 0.22 | 1.74 ± 0.01 | 7.39 ± 0.04 | 2.60 ± 0.04 | 1.35 ± 0.01 |
| Chromosome number | 2n=2x=30 | 2n=2x=60 | 2n=2x=32 | 2n=2x=30 | 2n=2x=24 | 2n=2x=32 |
| Chromosome formulaz | 3m+12sm | 26m+4sm | 10m+2sm+3st+1t | 15m | 8m+4sm | 16m |
| Total chromosome complement (µm)y | 132.72 ± 1.39 | 147.14 ± 0.39 | 44.64 ± 0.52 | 107.97 ± 0.58 | 64.88± 1.25 | 73.19 ± 0.99 |
| Length of the longest chromosome (µm) | 15.77 ± 1.72 | 7.76 ± 0.99 | 3.81 ± 0.75 | 8.58 ± 0.02 | 8.71 ± 1.91 | 6.51 ± 2.10 |
| Length of the shortest chromosome (µm) | 6.20 ± 0.10 | 3.35 ± 0.40 | 1.87 ± 0.33 | 5.64 ± 1.35 | 3.07 ± 0.57 | 3.01 ± 0.85 |
| Asymmetry index (AI) | 5.49 | 1.90 | 6.58 | 0.70 | 4.31 | 0.90 |
| Degree of compaction (Mbp/µm) | 38.52 ± 0.19 | 41.98 ± 0.29 | 37.74 ± 0.39 | 66.49 ± 0.37 | 38.85 ± 2.02 | 17.84 ± 0.59 |
| 45S rRNA gene chromosome number(s) | 3 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5, 8 |
z
m – metacentric; sm – submetacentric; st – subtelocentric; t – telocentric
y
Total chromosome length at haploid level