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. 2019 Jan 7;19:10. doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1596-7

Table 1.

A list of cytologically investigated species with locality, accession number, meiotic chromosome number, meiotic abnormalities and pollen grains

Taxon Locality (altitude in metre) Accession number (PUNa) MCN (Ploidy level) Meiotic irregularities Pollen grains
C CS U M AM ND L CB AbM PS HSPG FPG
1. FAMILY: RANUNCULACEAE
Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC. Kalpa, 2760 50898 8 (2x) + + - - - - + + + + + -
2. Aquilegia fragrans Benth. Chittkul, 3450 53994 7 (2x) + - - - - - - - - - - -
3. Clematis grata Wall. Bhabnagar, 1900 50905 8 (2x) + + - - - - + + + + - -
4. C. graveolens Lindl. Thangi, 2700 53858 8 (2x) + + - - - + + + + + + +
5. C. orientalis L. var. acutifolia Hook. f. et Thoms. Nako, 3660 49994 16 (4x) + + - - - + + + + + + -
6. Delphinium roylei Munz Sangla, 2680 53998 8 (2x) - - - - - + - - - - - -
7. Ranunculus laetus Wall. ex Royle Sangla, 2680 50946 14 (4x) + + - - - + + + + + + -
8. R. sceleratus L. Nichar, 2150 54006 16 (4x) - + - - - + + + + + + -
9. Thalictrum cultratum Wall. Nichar, 2150 53847 21 (4x) + - - - - + + + + + + -
10. T. foetidum L. Sangla, 2680 50947 21 (6x) + - - - - - + + + + + -
11. T. minus L. Chittkul, 3450 53887 7 (2x) + - - - - - - - - - - -
12. FAMILY: BERBERIDACEAE
Berberis kunwarensis Royle Sangla, 2680 54025 14 (2x) - + - - - + - + - - - -
13. FAMILY: PAPAVERACEAE
Papaver dubium L. Sangla, 2680 50952 14 (4x) - - - - - + + + + + + -
14. FAMILY: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Dianthus angulatus Royle ex Benth. Sangla, 2680 50486 15 (2x) + - + - + - + - + + + -
15. Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench Nichar, 2150 53734 14 (2x) - + - - - - - - - - - -
16. Silene edgeworthii Bocquet Sangla, 2680 50961 12 (2x) + - - - - - - - + + + -
17. Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Heldr. & Sart. Chango, 3050 53741 18 (4x) + + - - - - + - + + + -
18. FAMILY GERANIACEAE
Geranium pratense L. Chittkul, 3450 50924 28(4x) - + - + - - - - + + + -
19. FAMILY: BALSAMINACEAE
Impatiens brachycentra Kar. et Kir. Reckong Peo, 2670 50888 7 (2x) - - - - - + - - - - - -
20. FAMILY: PAPILIONACEAE
Astragalus grahamianus Royle ex Benth. Rakchham, 3115 53673 8 (2x) + - - - - - + - + + - -
21. A. graveolens Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. Sangla, 2680 50900 8 (2x) + + - - - - + + + + + -
22. Colutea nepalensis Sims Khab, 2800 53684 8 (2x) - - - - - - + + + - -
23. Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex Brandis Rakchham, 3115 50912 24 (6x) + - - - - - - - - + - -
24. Lotus corniculatus L. Chitkul, 3450 53690 6 (2x) + - - - - - + + + + - -
25. Medicago falcata L. Thangi, 2700 53695 8 (2x) + - - - - - - - + + - -
26. Melilotus alba Lamk. Thangi, 2700 53699 8 (2x) + - - - - - - - + + - -
27. Trifolium repens L. Sangla, 2680 50916 16 (4x) + - - - - - - - + + - -
28. Trigonella emodi Benth. Chitkul, 3450 53713 8 (2x) + - - - - - - - + + + -
29. T. pubescens Edgew. ex Baker Rakchham, 3115 53716 8 (2x) + - - - - + + + + + + -
30. Vicia pallida Turcz. Palingi, 1900 53708 12 (4x) + + - - - + + + + + + -
31. V. rigidula Royle Kalpa, 2760 50919 12 (4x) + + - - - + + + + + + -
32. V. sativa L. Kuppa, 2600 53709 6 (2x) - - - - - + - + - - - -
33. V. tenera Grah. Sangla, 2680 51952 7 (2x) - - - - - + + + + + - -
34. FAMILY: ROSACEAE
Fragaria nubicola (Hook.) Lindl. ex Lacaita Chittkul, 3450 53797 7 (2x) + - - - - - - - + - - -
35. Potentilla atrisanguinea Lodd. var. atrisanguinea Chittkul, 3450 53840 28 (8x) + - - - - - - - + + + -
36. FAMILY: APIACEAE
Chaerophyllum acuminatum Lindl. Chittkul, 3450 53824 11(2x) + - - - - - + + + + - -
37. C. villosum Wall. Kuppa, 2600 53826 11 (2x) - - - - - + + - + + - -
38. Eriocycla caespitosa (Edgew.) H. Wolff Sangla, 2680 53823 11 (2x) + - - - - - + - + + - -
39. Heracleum candicans Wall. ex DC. Rakchham, 3115 53828 11 (2x) + + - - - - + + + + + -
40. SUB CLASS - GAMOPETALAE
FAMILY: ASTERACEAE
Achillea millefolium L. Chittkul, 3450 53873 9 (2x) - - - - - - + + + + - -
41. Anaphalis virgata Chittkul, 3450 53876 14 (4x) - - - - - + - - - - - -
42. Aster molliusculus Wall. Pooh, 2840 53914 9 (2x) - - - - - + - - - - - -
43. Carduus nutans L. Kamru, 2650 53893 20 (4x) - - - + - - - - - - - -
44. Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. Pangi, 2790 53892 12 (2x) - - - - - + - - - - - -
45. Crepis multicaulis Ledeb. Kothi, 2670 53897 5 (2x) + - - - - + - + + + - -
46. C. sancta (L.) Babcock Kuppa, 2600 53908 5 (2x) - - - - - + - + - - - -
47. Erigeron acer L. Sangla, 2680 53915 9 (2x) - - - - - + + - + + - -
48. E. annuus (L.) Pers. Sangla, 2680 53917 27 (3x) - + + - - - + + + + + -
49. Inula cappa DC. Palingi, 1900 53937 10 (2x) - - - - - + - + + + + -
50. I. cuspidata C.B. Clarke Tapri, 1680 52513 10 (2x) - - + - + + + + + + + -
51. Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss. Nako, 3660 53948 9 (2x) - - - - - + + - + + - -
52. Saussurea albescens Hook. f. et. Thoms. Ropa, 3000 53969 17 (2x) - - - - - - + - - + - -
53. Senecio krascheninnicovi Schischk Nako, 3660 53961 10 (4x) + - - - - + + - + + + -
54. Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. Ropa, 3000 55765 16 (4x) - - - + - - + + + + + -
55. Youngia glauca Edgew. Nichar, 2150 53896 8 (2x) - - - - - + + - - + - -
56. FAMILY: BORAGINACEAE
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Wall.) Thunb. ex Lehm. Moorang, 2590 53835 12 (2x) + - - - - - + + + + - -
57. FAMILY: CUSCUTACEAE
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Ponda, 1980 54073 16 (4x) - + - - - + + + - - - -
58. FAMILY: SOLANACEAE
Datura stramonium L. Kalpa, 2760 50968 12 (2x) - - - - - - + + - + - -
59. Hyoscyamus niger L. Nako, 3660 53780 17 (2x) - - - - - - - + - - - -
60. Nicotiana tabacum L. Tapri, 1680 53784 24 (4x) + + - - - - - + + + - -
61. Physalis minima L. Ponda, 1980 53785 24 (4x) - - - - - + + - + + - -
62. FAMILY: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Leptorhabdos benthamiana Walp. Kalpa, 2760 54112 7 (2x) + - - - - + + + + + + -
63. Pedicularis bicornuta Klotzsch Sangla, 2680 50936 8 (2x) + + - - - + + + + + + -
64. FAMILY: LAMIACEAE
Calamintha clinopodium Benth. Chittkul, 3450 54125 10 (2x) + - - - - - + - - + - -
65. Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. Pooh, 2840 54139 12 (2x) + - - - - - - + - - - -
66. Nepeta erecta (Royle ex Benth.) Benth. Kuppa, 2600 53606 9 (2x) + - - - - - - + + + - -
67. Salvia nubicola Wall. ex Sweet Sangla, 2680 50930 8 (2x) + - - - - + + + + + - -
68. Thymus linearis Benth. Kuppa, 2600 53631 13 (2x) + - - - - - + - + + + -
69. SUB CLASS - MONOCHLAMYDAE
FAMILY: PHYTOLACCACEAE
Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. Sangla, 2680 54074 36 (8x) - - - - - - + + - + - -
70. FAMILY: POLYGONACEAE Rumex hastatus D. Don Kothi, 2670 50895 9 (2x) - - - - - - - + - - - -
71. FAMILY: ELAEAGNACEAE
Hippophae rhamnoides L. Kalpa, 2760 49377 9 (2x) + + - - - + + + + + + -

Symbol + (presence) and – (absence) of meiotic irregularities

a Code of Herbarium maintained by the Department of Botany, Punjabi University, Patiala, India as per “Index Herbariorum” by Holmgren and Holmgren (1998)

MCN Meiotic Chromosome Number; C Cytomixis; CS Chromosome Stickiness; U Univalents; M Multivalents; AM Asynaptic Mutant; ND Nonsynchronous Disjunction; L Laggard; CB Chromatin Bridge; AbM Abnormal Microspore; PS Pollen Sterility; HSPG Heterogenous Sized Pollen Grains; FPG Fused Pollen Grains