Karyotypic variability in Calliandra sect. Androcallis (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae). (27th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paula, Antônio de Pádua de Oliveira; Santos, Genialdo Ramos dos; Costa, Lucas; Pestana, Rafael; Souza, Gustavo; Sousa, Gardene Maria de; Leite, Ana Virgínia; Carvalho, Reginaldo de
• Is Part Of: Plant biosystems. Volume 155:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 730
• Page End: 739
• Publication Date: 2021-05-27
• Subjects: Leguminosae -- cytotaxonomy -- polyploidy -- fluorochromes -- caatinga -- ecotone; Botany -- Periodicals; Biological systems -- Periodicals; Plants -- Periodicals; 581
• DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2020.1779843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1126-3504

Abstract

Abstract: Calliandra is a neotropical genus composed of 139 species with distribution in North, Central and South America. In this work, a comparative cytogenetic analysis of 10 species of the Androcallis section was performed by double staining with base-specific chromomycin A3 (CMA) and 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI). The DNA content of the species was also estimated by flow cytometry. This study revealed that the species C. macrocalyx, C. riparia, C. imperialis, C. ulei, C. spinosa and C. umbellifera are diploid with 2 n = 2 x = 16, C. fernandesii is tetraploid with 2 n = 4 x = 32, C. sessilis is octaploid with 2 n = 8 x = 64 and C. dysantha is decaploid with 2 n = 10 x = 80. This result revealed that polyploidy is one of the recurrent cytogenetic events in the evolution of the genus Calliandra . As for the number of CMA + bands, it was possible to characterize each species. No AT-rich DAPI band was located on the chromosomes of the species. The results suggest that chromosomal rearrangements and polyploidy contributed to the evolution of Calliandra species, as demonstrated by the cytotaxonomic characterization in the genus.