Abstract
The chromosomes of several cultivatedTulipa species belonging to the subg.Eriostemones were examined using conventional staining and C-banding techniques. Most of the species have lightly banded chromosomes with heterochromatin content varying from nil to about 15%. The banding patterns of several taxa are described and discussed in regard to species relationships.
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Blakey, D.H., Vosa, C.G. Heterochromatin and chromosome variation in cultivated species ofTulipa subg.Eriostemones (Liliaceae). Pl Syst Evol 139, 47–55 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00983921
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