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Mitotic Studies on <i>Combretum</i> Loefl. from Nigeria
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- 1 Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- 2 Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
- 3 Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
American Journal of Plant Sciences·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 508–511·Published 14 March 2013·DOI10.4236/ajps.2013.43064
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Abstract
Cytological studies involving root-tip chromosomes of ten Combretum species belonging to the family Combretaceae from Nigeriaw ere carried out. The result showed that C. platypterum , C. racemosum , C. constrictum , C. bracteatum and a yet to be identified Combretum sp.2 have a chromosome number of 2n = 26. Also, C. racemosum , C. zenkeri and Combretum sp.3 ( yet to be identified ) have a chromosome number of 2n = 39. A basic chromosome number of x = 13 for the genus is therefore proposed .
Keywords<i>Combretum</i>CombretaceaeCytologyMitotic Chromosomes
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