New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Chromosome number in Swainsona formosa (Fabaceae)

Z. Zulkarnain
A. Taji

School of Rural Science and Agriculture
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

N. Prakash

School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources Management
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

Abstract  Chromosome number has been determined for Sturt’s Desert Pea, Swainsona formosa, a legume endemic to Australia. Mitotic chromosome counts of 2n = 16 were found in root tip squashes and meiotic chromosome counts of n = 8 were found in microspore mother cells.

Keywords  chromosome number; Fabaceae; Galegeae; Sturt’s Desert Pea; Swainsona formosa; Clianthus formosus; legume

B01015 Received 26 April 2001; accepted 11 February 2002
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2002, Vol. 40: 331–333
0028–825X/02/4002–0331 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2002

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