Title:	Cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy of Velloziaceae.
Authors:	MELO, N. F. de GUERRA, M. BENKO-ISEPPON, A. M. MENEZES, N. L. de
Affiliation:	NATONIEL FRANKLIN DE MELO, CPATSA MARCELO GUERRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO ANA MARIA BENKO-ISEPPON, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO NANUZA LUIZA DE MENEZES, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO.
Date Issued:	1997
Citation:	Plant Systematics and Evolution, v. 204, p. 257-273, 1997.
Description:	Chromosome number and other cytological features are reported from 35 species of Velloziaceae, including several african and brazilian populations. All analyzed species show areticulate interphase nuclei and prophase/prometaphase chromosomes with proximal early condensation. Most heteropycnotic blocks do not seem to correspond to heterochromatin since, at least in Vellozia patens, they do not stain differentially after C-banding procedures. Regarding the chromosome number, three main groups could be identified. The first comprised diploid species of the genera Nanuza, Vellozia and the brazilian species of Xerophyta with 2n=14 or 16; the second comprised tetraploid species with 2n=34, and included all brazilian species of subfam. Barbacenioideae; the third group, of hexaploid species, comprised the African representatives of the genus Xerophyta. A single population of Vellozia, possibly of hybrid origin, had 2n~=32. A basic number of x=8 is proposed for the family. The karyological information supports the hypothesis that the Velloziaceae originated on the South American, rather than on the African continent.
Thesagro:	Citotaxonomia Cromossoma
NAL Thesaurus:	Velloziaceae chromosomes
Keywords:	Cytotaxonomy Heterochromation
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)