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NEW CHROMOSOME COUNTS OF BERBERIS L. (BERBERIDACEAE) SUGGEST THAT POLYPLOIDY DOES NOT PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE GENUS IN THE NEPAL HIMALAYA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

B. Adhikari ,
C. A. Pendry  and
M. Möller
B. Adhikari
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK. E-mail: b.adhikari@rbge.ac.uk; c.pendry@rbge.ac.uk; m.moeller@rbge.ac.uk (author for correspondence)
C. A. Pendry
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK. E-mail: b.adhikari@rbge.ac.uk; c.pendry@rbge.ac.uk; m.moeller@rbge.ac.uk (author for correspondence)
M. Möller
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK. E-mail: b.adhikari@rbge.ac.uk; c.pendry@rbge.ac.uk; m.moeller@rbge.ac.uk (author for correspondence)
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Abstract

Chromosomes were counted for nine of the 24 taxa of Berberis (Berberidaceae) from Nepal, five of which were counted for the first time. The results show that all these species have somatic chromosome numbers of 2n = 28. The absence of polyploids suggests that polyploidy may not have been a major driver of speciation and diversification of Berberis in the Nepal Himalaya.

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BerberidaceaeBerberischromosomesHimalayaNepal
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , November 2014 , pp. 297 - 308
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2014 

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