Chromosome studies in some Stevia. Cav. (Compositae) species from Southern Brazil

Frederico, Adriana P.; Ruas, Paulo M.; Marin-Morales, Maria A.; Ruas, Claudete F.; Nakajima, Jimi N.

doi:10.1590/S0100-84551996000400013

Abstract

Karyotypes of six species of the genus Stevia from Southern Brazil were studied, utilizing root tip metaphases. All species were diploid with 2n = 22 chromosomes. It was possible to identify each species by chromosome morphology. The basic chromosome number for Brazilian species of Stevia is X = 11. This number is also found in almost all South American species. We suggest that in Stevia there is an evolutionary trend toward chromosomal rearrangement, caused mainly by pericentric inversions. It was found that, in addition to aneuploidy and polyploidy, chromosomal rearrangements are common in the tribe Eupatorieae.

chromosome; Stevia. Cav.; Southern Brazil

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Chromosome studies in some Stevia. Cav. (Compositae) species from Southern Brazil

Adriana P. Frederico^I; Paulo M. Ruas^I; Maria A. Marin-Morales^II; Claudete F. Ruas^I; Jimi N. Nakajima^III

^IDepartamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-970 Londrina, PR, Brasil. Send correspondence to P.M.R.

^IIDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Assis, SP, Brasil

^IIIDepartamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Karyotypes of six species of the genus Stevia from Southern Brazil were studied, utilizing root tip metaphases. All species were diploid with 2n = 22 chromosomes. It was possible to identify each species by chromosome morphology. The basic chromosome number for Brazilian species of Stevia is X = 11. This number is also found in almost all South American species. We suggest that in Stevia there is an evolutionary trend toward chromosomal rearrangement, caused mainly by pericentric inversions. It was found that, in addition to aneuploidy and polyploidy, chromosomal rearrangements are common in the tribe Eupatorieae.

Keywords: chromosome; Stevia. Cav.; Southern Brazil.

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Galiano, N. and Hunziker, J.H. (1987). Karyological studies in Compositae. IV. Vernonieae and Eupatorieae. Darwiniana 28: 1-8.
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Howell, W.M. and Black, B.A. (1980). Controlled silver-staining of nucleolus organizer regions with a protective colloidal developer: a 1-step method. Experientia 36:1014-1015.
Huziwara, Y. (1962). Karyotype analysis in some genera of Compositae. VIII. Further studies on the chromosomes of Aster. Amer. J. Bot. 49: 116-119.
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King, R.M. and Robinson, H. (1967). Multiple pollen forms in two species of the genus Stevia (Compositae). Sida 3: 165-169.
King, R.M. and Robinson, H. (1987). The Genera of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 170-175.
King, R.M., Hyhos, D.W., Powell, A.M., Raven, P.H. and Robinson, H. (1976). Chromosome numbers in Compositae. XIII. Eupatorieae. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 63: 862-888.
Levan, A., Fredga, K. and Sandberg, A.A. (1964). Nomenclature for centromeric position on chromosomes. Hereditas 52: 201-220.
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Ralston, B.G., Nelson, G. and Turner, B.L. (1989). Documented plant chromosome numbers, 1989: 1. Chromosome numbers in Mexican Asteraceae with special references to the tribe Tagetaceae. Sida 13: 359-368.
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Ruas, P.M. and Ruas, C.F. (1987). Karyotypes and chromosome morphology in the genus Mikania (Compositae) I. Cytologia 52: 551-558.
Steel, R.C.D. and Torrie J.H. (1960). Principles and Procedures of Statistics. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, pp. 481.
Sundberg, S., Cowan, C.P. and Turner, B.L. (1986). Chromosome counts of Latin American Compositae. Amer. J. Bot. 73: 33-38.
Turner, B.L. and Flyr, D. (1966). Chromosome numbers in the Compositae (X) North American species. Amer. J. Bot. 53:. 24-33.
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[2] Coleman, J.R. (1970). Additional chromosome numbers in Brazilian Compositae. Rhodora 72: 94-99.

[3] Galiano, N.G. (1987). Chromosome studies in Argentina species of Stevia (Compositae). Darwiniana 28: 311-316.

[4] Galiano, N. and Hunziker, J.H. (1987). Karyological studies in Compositae. IV. Vernonieae and Eupatorieae. Darwiniana 28: 1-8.

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[6] Howell, W.M. and Black, B.A. (1980). Controlled silver-staining of nucleolus organizer regions with a protective colloidal developer: a 1-step method. Experientia 36:1014-1015.

[7] Huziwara, Y. (1962). Karyotype analysis in some genera of Compositae. VIII. Further studies on the chromosomes of Aster. Amer. J. Bot. 49: 116-119.

[8] Jansen, R.K., Stuessy, T.F., Dias-Piedrahita, S. and Funk, V.A. (1984). Recuentos cromosómicos en Compositae de Colombia. Caldasia 14: 7-20.

[9] Keil, D.J. and Stuessy, T.F. (1975). Chromosome counts and taxonomic notes for Compositae from United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Rhodora 77: 171-195.

[10] King, R.M. and Robinson, H. (1967). Multiple pollen forms in two species of the genus Stevia (Compositae). Sida 3: 165-169.

[11] King, R.M. and Robinson, H. (1987). The Genera of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 170-175.

[12] King, R.M., Hyhos, D.W., Powell, A.M., Raven, P.H. and Robinson, H. (1976). Chromosome numbers in Compositae. XIII. Eupatorieae. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 63: 862-888.

[13] Levan, A., Fredga, K. and Sandberg, A.A. (1964). Nomenclature for centromeric position on chromosomes. Hereditas 52: 201-220.

[14] Nogueira, C.Z., Ruas, P.M., Ruas, C.F. and Ferrucci, M.S. (1995). Karyotypic study of some species of Serjania and Urvillea (Sapindaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 82: 646-654.

[15] Powell, A.M. and Turner, B.L. (1963). Chromosome numbers in the Compositae (VII). Additional species from the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Madrono 17: 128-140.

[16] Ralston, B.G., Nelson, G. and Turner, B.L. (1989). Documented plant chromosome numbers, 1989: 1. Chromosome numbers in Mexican Asteraceae with special references to the tribe Tagetaceae. Sida 13: 359-368.

[17] Robinson, B.L. (1930). Record preliminary to a general treatment of the Eupatorieae (VIII). Observations on the genus Stevia. The Stevias of the Paraguay. The Stevias of North America. Contr. Gray Herb. 90: 3-161.

[18] Robinson, H., Powell, A.M., Carr, G.D., King, R.M. and Weedin, J.F. (1989). Chromosome numbers in Compositae, XVI: Eupatorieae II. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 76: 1004-1011.

[19] Ruas, C.F. (1989). Evolução Cariotípica no Gênero Mikania Willd. (Compositae). Master's thesis, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba.

[20] Ruas, P.M. and Ruas, C.F. (1987). Karyotypes and chromosome morphology in the genus Mikania (Compositae) I. Cytologia 52: 551-558.

[21] Steel, R.C.D. and Torrie J.H. (1960). Principles and Procedures of Statistics. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, pp. 481.

[22] Sundberg, S., Cowan, C.P. and Turner, B.L. (1986). Chromosome counts of Latin American Compositae. Amer. J. Bot. 73: 33-38.

[23] Turner, B.L. and Flyr, D. (1966). Chromosome numbers in the Compositae (X) North American species. Amer. J. Bot. 53:. 24-33.

[24] Turner, B.L., Powell, A.M. and Cuatrecasas, J. (1967). Chromosome numbers in the Compositae (XI) Peruvian species. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 54: 172-177.