Comparative karyotypic analysis in the Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. (Alstroemeriaceae) complex sensu Bayer (1987)

Comparative karyotypic analysis in the Alstroemeria hookeri Lodd. (Alstroemeriaceae) complex sensu Bayer (1987)

Carlos Baeza; Eduardo Ruiz; María Negritto

Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

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ABSTRACT

Alstroemeria L. (Alstroemeriaceae) is an American genus of monocots with two principal distribution centers in Chile and Brazil. In Chile, it is represented by about 32 species, most of them in central Chile, an area known for its high level of endemism. The "complex" Alstroemeria hookeri is endemic to Chile, where it is distributed from the Coquimbo to the Bío-Bío Region. We analyzed the karyotypes of 36 populations of this complex along its natural distribution. Ten metaphases per population were used for chromosome measurements. All analyzed subspecies presented a well defined asymmetric karyotype. The populations of A. hookeri subsp. hookeri collected in the coastal range of the Bío-Bío Region and the populations from the Central Valley of this Region (Pangal del Laja) presented striking morphological differences in the karyotype, mainly on chromosome 3. The population of A. hookeri subsp. recumbens from Pichicuy showed a polymorphism on chromosome 7, which differed from the other analyzed populations of this subspecies. Phenetic analysis suggested that A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana, which showed a more symmetrical karyotype and did not grow in sandy soil, should be alocated to A. cummingiana rather than considered as part of the hookeri complex.

Key words:Alstroemeria hookeri, complex, karyotype, polymorphisms, Chile.

Introduction

Alstroemeria L. is a South American genus of Alstroemeriaceae that includes around 50 species found from Brazil to the Patagonian Region of Argentina and Chile in highly diverse habitats ranging from sea level to 4.000 m of altitude (Bayer, 1987; Ravenna, 1988; Sanso, 2002; Aagesen and Sanso, 2003). Central Chile is recognized as a center of diversity for this genus (Bayer, 1987), with satellite distributions occurring in central and eastern Brazil. Approximately 32 species grow in Chile; between 20° S and 53° S, with most of the taxa being found between 28° and 37° S (Bayer, 1987; Muñoz and Moreira, 2003). The great diversity of environments of this region has resulted in high levels of endemism in central Chile (Arroyo, 1995). Alstroemeria is one of the most diverse genera of Chiles vascular flora, providing an enormous and comprehensive floristic and morphological variability, especially in the coloration and ornamentation of the flowers, as evidenced by Muñoz and Moreira (2003).

The Chilean species of Alstroemeria have acquired economic relevance as ornamental plants, due to the beauty of their flowers (Buitendijk et al., 1997). Many of the species have acquired considerable commercial value and are cultivated in different countries, such as Holland, Great Britain, Japan and the USA (Baeza et al., 2007a). The main factors contributing to this success are the harvest durability of the flowers and the attractiveness of the perigonium.

Sanso (2002) published interesting data on the karyological analysis of seven Andean Alstroemeria taxa. In this study, supernumerary chromosomes (B chromosomes) were reported in most of the analyzed metaphases of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. recumbens (Herbert) Bayer, but the other subspecies of the complex were not considered. B chromosomes had already been reported for Alstroemeria angustifolia subsp. angustifolia (Buitendijk and Ramanna, 1996) and their occurrence may confer a selective advantage in relation to plants without them (Holmes and Bougourd, 1989, 1991)

The A. hookeri complex is endemic to Chile and occurs in the Central Chilean Zone, where the largest number of Chilean species are found and high levels of endemism exist (Villagrán et al., 1994; Teneb et al., 2004).

Four subspecies of Alstroemeria hookeri are recognized (Bayer, 1987): A. hookeri Lodd subsp. hookeri (from the Bío Bío and Maule Regions), A. hookeri. subsp. recumbens (Herbert) Bayer (endemic to the Valparaíso Region), A. hookeri subsp. maculata Bayer (endemic to the Coquimbo Region) and A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana (Herbert) Bayer from the Metropolitana, Valparaíso and Coquimbo Regions. Muñoz and Moreira (2003) recognized only three subspecies in the A. hookeri complex: A. hookeri subsp. hookeri, A. hookeri subsp. maculata and A. hookeri subsp. recumbens. A. cummingiana was maintained as a different species.

Baeza et al. (2007b) and Cajas et al. (2009) found differences between the karyotypes of populations of A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the Central Valley and from the coastal range in the Bío-Bío Region of Chile. The karyotypes of the coastal and eastern populations were remarkably different, mainly regarding their chromosome 3. In the coastal range populations, this chromosome was telocentric, whereas in the eastern populations, it was metacentric. In addition, there were differences between chromosomes 4 and 8 of both karyotypes. Chromosome 4 was telocentric and chromosome 8 was submetacentric in the coastal range populations, whereas both chromosomes were subtelocentric in the eastern populations.

Given these previous data in the typical subspecies and the potential ornamental value of the A. hookeri complex, the objective of this work was to expand the comparative cytological analysis of all the subspecies of this complex (sensu Bayer, 1987).

Material and Methods

Plant material

Samples of 15 individuals from 36 populations of each subspecies were collected during November and December of 2007 and 2008 (Figure 1). The sources of the material studied and deposited in CONC (Herbarium code of the University of Concepción, Chile) are summarized in Supplementary Material.

Methods

Root tips with one to two cm in length, obtained from plants cultivated in the greenhouse, were pre-treated with a solution of 8-hydroxiquinolein (2 mM) for 24 h at 4 °C. They were kept in ethanol/acetic acid (3:1) for 24 h and stored in 70% ethanol at -20 °C. After fixing, an acid hydrolysis was carried out with 0.5 N HCl for 22 min at 45 °C. The root tips were then washed three times with distilled water and were finally stained with 1% acetic orcein. Chromosome counting, analysis, and interpretation (ten metaphases per population) were carried under a Zeiss Axioskop microscope equipped with a digital video camera. The chromosomes were measured with the MicroMeasure 3.3 software (Reeves, 2001) and were classified according to their relative arm lengths (Levan et al., 1964). The TCL (total chromosomes length plus the standard deviation in μm) was obtained for each population; the AsK % (asymmetry index defined by Arano and Saito, 1980), TF% (asymmetry index defined by Huziwar, 1962), and Syi (asymmetry index defined by Venora et al., 2002) were calculated.

Total chromosome length (TCL) was calculated as the percentage of the total genomic length corresponding to a haploid set. Photographs were processed with the Paint Shop Pro X2 software. The software NTSyS-pc (Numerical Taxonomic System of Multivariate Statistical Programs; Rohlf (2005) was used to perform a phenetic cluster analysis by UPGMA.

Results and Discussion

All the analyzed samples of 36 populations had 2n = 2x = 16 chromosomes. Each subspecies in the complex had a different karyotype, which reflected in different asymmetry indexes and different total chromosome length (TCL) values (see Figure 2 and Table 1). Intra-subspecific variation was detected in Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. recumbens and A. hookeri subsp. hookeri. The former had four metacentric, two subtelocentric, one satellited subtelocentric and one telocentric chromosome pairs (4m + 2st + 1st-sat + 1t), but samples from the population of Pichicuy (4275) showed a different morphology in chromosome 7 (Figure 2c). More consistent differences were found in A. hookeri subsp. hookeri. All the populations of this taxon from the coastal range of the Bío-Bío Region had a karyotype with 2m + 2sm + 2st + 2t chromosome pairs (Figure 2a) and all the populations from the Central Valley had 3m + 1sm + 4st-sat chromosome pairs (and a more symmetrical karyotype; Figure 2b, Table 1). Although the most conspicuous difference between coastal and Central Valley populations was on chromosome 3, small but consistent differences in chromosomes 4 and 8 were also found. No intra-subspecific differences were detected in the other two subspecies. A. hookeri subsp. maculata had an asymmetric karyotype with a 2m + 1m-sat + 1sm + 1st-sat + 2t + 1t-sat chromosome set (see Table 1 and Figure 2d). A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana had the most symmetric karyotype with 4m + 1st + 1st-sat + 2t chromosome pairs (Figure 2e) and a higher TCL value (Table 1). The UPGMA phenogram (Figure 3) shows the phenetic relationships among populations based on karyotypic data. The closest relationships among populations were those between A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the Central Valley of the Bío-Bío Region and A. hookeri subsp. recumbens, and between A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the coastal range and A. hookeri subsp. maculata. The subspecies with the most divergent karyotype was A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana, as shown by its largest phenetic distance from the complex.

The Alstroemeria hookeri complex is a group of morphologically very similar subspecies, which typically grow in sandy soils, mostly near the coastal zone. According to Bayer (1987), the Alstroemeria hookeri complex consists of A. hookeri subsp. hookeri, A. hookeri subsp. recumbens, A. hookeri subsp. maculata and A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana. Among these taxa, A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana is the only one which does not grow in sandy soils, but rather in a brownish-grey non-calcium soil, with a lightly acidic, pink to light brownish-red A horizon ,and a light brownish-red or dirty red B horizon (Soil Survey Staff, 1999). During the development of this research, three populations from the Region of Valparaíso (Region V of Chile) were initially mistaken for A. hookeri subsp. recumbens, but later recognized as a new species of Alstroemeria from Chile, Alstroemeria novoana (Negritto M, Baeza C, Ruiz E and Novoa P, unpublished data). The new species also grows in soils similar to those where A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana is found and never in sandy soils. Many samples (ten populations) were collected in the sector Pangal del Laja, located in the central depression of the Bío-Bío Region (Supplementary Material). These populations have been considered A. hookeri subsp. hookeri for a long time, but, when thoroughly tested by combined cytological (Cajas et al., 2009), morphological and isoenzymatic analyses (Ruiz E, Balboa K, Negritto M, Briceño V and Baeza M, unpublished data), these populations revealed enough features to allow their classification as a new subspecies within the A. hookeri complex. This new subspecies also grows in sandy soils and corresponds to populations 4175, 4187, 4189, 4212, 4214, 4215, 4216, 4217, 4218 and 4219 (Table 1). The ability to grow in such soils is therefore an exclusive feature of plants from the A. hookeri complex.

Previous cytogenetic studies in this complex have reported the presence of B chromosomes in A. hookeri subsp. recumbens (Sanso, 2002). Such chromosomes have been reported in other complexes such as A. angustifolia subsp. angustifolia (Buitendijk and Ramanna, 1996), a common species in the Region of Valparaíso, very similar to A. hookeri subsp. recumbens. After analyzing about 1000 metaphases in all subspecies of the complex, we found no evidence of B chromosomes in Alstroemeria hookeri. Sanso (2002) indicated that the material was collected in Longotoma, Region of Valparaíso, at 225 m, an unlikely habitat for A. hookeri subsp. recumbens because this plant grows in sandy soil and very close to the coast. Therefore, the presence of B chromosomes must be considered with caution in the A. hookeri complex. Many of the publications on the cytology of Alstroemeria from Chile have used plants grown in European greenhouses, sometimes with identification errors leading to mistakes like the one mentioned above. More work should be carried out on wild populations of Alstroemeria because cultivated material may present remarkable changes in leaf morphology and tepal color, which may lead to species misidentification.

The phenogram in Figure 3 shows three groups of populations. The first group is formed by A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the coast of the Bío-Bío Region and by A. hookeri subsp. maculata from the Coquimbo Region. Both subspecies showed very similar karyotypes; which had identical pairs 1 through 4, pairs 5, 6 and 8 differing in their morphology (Figure 2a and 2d) and.a submetacentric chromosome 7. The total chromosome length (μm) was a distinguishing character because its value was much higher in A. hookeri subsp. hookeri than in A. hookeri subsp. maculata (Table 1). Both subpecies grow in coastal areas very close to the sea. The second group is composed by A. hookeri subsp. recumbens from the Valparaiso Region and by A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the Central Valley of the Bío-Bío Region (the new subspecies within the complex). These two taxa were the most phenetically similar within the complex. Their first three chromosome pairs were identical, all metacentric and the largest in the karyotype, while pairs 4, 6 and 7 showed differences in morphology. A remarkable difference was observed on chromosome 6: it was a metacentric in A. hookeri subsp. recumbens from the Central Valley of the Bío-Bío Region, a unique feature in the complex (Figure 2c), whereas it was a subtelocentric with microsatellites on the short arms in A. hookeri subsp. hookeri (Figure 2b). Chromosomes 5 and 8 had the same morphology (st) in both taxa. Quantitatively, the TCL was much higher in A. hookeri subsp. hookeri. Population 4275 of A. hookeri subsp. recumbens, collected in Pichicuy, Petorca Province (northernmost distribution area of the subspecies), presented a marked polymorphism on chromosome 7, which was a metacentric with microsatellites on the short arms (Figure 2c). This chromosome was very stable in this population and did not appear in any other populations of this taxon throughout its distribution range, which showed a subtelocentric 7. Polymorphisms among homologous chromosomes has been detected in other species, such as: Placea amoena (Baeza and Schrader, 2004), Brachycome (Houben et al., 2000), Alstroemeria (Buitendijk et al., 1998) and Scilla (Greilhuber and Speta, 1976), among others. However, the presence of different homologous chromosomes in different populations of the same taxon is not frequent and has only been detected in the populations of A. hookeri subsp. hookeri from the coast and from the Central Valley of the Bío-Bío Region (Cajas et al., 2009). Evolutionary divergence is likely to be occurring in this population of Pichicuy, which already presents chromosome variation, but no phenotypic differences yet, These results support comparative population studies of naturally growing plants throughout the distribution range of a taxa, such as A. hookeri subsp. hookeri.

Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. cummingiana appeared as the most distantly related taxon in relation to the other members of the A. hookeri complex. It is the only taxon with metacentric chromosomes 1-4 (Figure 2e) and it had the smallest ASK% value (64.2), meaning that it has the most symmetrical karyotype in the group. This cytogenetic feature, combined with the habitat and floral morphology of A. hookeri subsp. cummingiana, allowed us to conclude that this taxon should not be part of the A. hookeri complex, but rather classified as Alstroemeria cummingiana Herbert, as previously noted by Muñoz and Moreira (2003).

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Fondecyt grant Nº 1070520. We thank Dr. Karin Tremetsberger (University of Seville, Spain) and Tod Stuessy (University of Vienna, Austria) for improving the English and Patricio Novoa (Jardín Botánico Nacional, Viña del Mar) for technical assistance in field.

Supplementary Material

The following online material is available for this article:

- List of sampling sites

This material is made available as part of the online article from http://www.scielo.br.gmb.

Received: July 30, 2009; Accepted: October 29, 2009.

Associate Editor: Marcelo Guerra

Annex 1

Populations of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. hookeri from de coastal range of the Regions of Bío Bío and Maule

VII Región. Provincia de Cauquenes. Tregualemu. 20 m, (36°00' S-72°46' W). C. Baeza 4285. Curanipe. 23 m, (35°50' S-72°37' W). C. Baeza 4286. Chanco. Reserva Forestal Francisco Albert. Playa Monolito. 2 m, (35°43' S-72°34' W). C. Baeza 4287. VIII Región. Provincia de Concepción. Lenga, 5 m, (36°46' S-73°09' W). C. Baeza 4181. Camino de San Pedro a Coronel, sector Stadio Italiano, 30 m, (36°54' S-73°08' W). C. Baeza 4182. Camino de San Pedro a Coronel, sector cruce hacia el peaje, 30 m, (36°57' S-73°09' W). C. Baeza 4202. Camino de San Pedro a Coronel, sector Bomba de Bencina YPF, 30 m, (36°56' S-73°09' W). C. Baeza 4211. Costanera, entre Las Areneras y la entrada a Petrox (Hualpén). Bosquete de Boldo, Litre y Pelú. 10 m, (36°47' S-73°06' W). C. Baeza 4220. Hualpén. Parque. Recinto Universitario, 6 m, (36°47' S-73°10' W). 18-1-2005. Baeza 4235. Pedro de La Paz, frente a la entrada a Boca Sur. 5 m, (36°50' S-73°07' W). C. Baeza 4221. Talcahuano, Isla Rocuant, 2 m, (36°44' S-73°02' S). C. Baeza 4222. Provincia de Ñuble. Colmuyao, playa 2m, (36°44' S-73°02' W). C. Baeza 4224. Cobquecura, frente a la Lobería 2m, (36°15' S-72°48' W). C. Baeza 4226. Trehuaco, salida sur, 6 m, (36°26' S-72°40' W). C. Baeza 4227.

Populations of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. hookeri from the Central Valley in the Region of Bío Bío

VIII Región. Provincia de Biobío. Comuna de Quillón, Puente El Roble, 64 m, (36°45' S-72°25' W). C. Baeza 4175. Yumbel. Camino Estación Yumbel hacia Puente Perales, 102 m, (37°09' S-72°32' W). C. Baeza 4187. Camino Estación Yumbel hacia Puente Perales, 120 m, (37°11' S-72°34' W). C. Baeza 4189. Camino de Yumbel hacia la carretera 5 Sur, 100 m, (37°08' S-72°27' W). C. Baeza 4212. Camino de Laja hacia la carretera 5 Sur, 100 m, (37°13' S-72°30' W). C. Baeza 4214. Yumbel, salida sur, 100 m, (37°08' S-72°32' W). C. Baeza 4215. Camino entre Yumbel y Cabrero, 2 km al Este de Puente Ibáñez, 100 m, (37°00' S-72°29' W). C. Baeza 4216. Camino de Cabrero a Bulnes, 3,5 km desde Cabrero, orilla ruta 5 sur 100 m, (37°01' S-72°21' W). C. Baeza 4217. Camino hacia Quillón, sector Los Alemanes, 100 m, (36°46' S-72°24' W). C. Baeza 4218. Entrada a Quillón, casi al frente de la Laguna Avendaño, 70 m, (36°44' S-72°27' W). C. Baeza 4219.

Populations of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. recumbens

V Región. Provincia de Valparaíso. Dunas de Concón. Santuario. 103 m, (32°56'/71°32'). C. Baeza 4271. Playa Quintay. 6 m, (33°10'/71°40'). C. Baeza 4284. Quintero. Sector Maitencillo. 74 m, (32°39'/71°25'). C. Baeza 4273. Provincia de Petorca. Pichicuy. 10 m, (32°20'/71°27'). C. Baeza 4275. Provincia de San Antonio. Algarrobo. Playa Mirasol. 2 m. (33°20'/71°38'). C. Baeza 4283.

Populations of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. cummingiana

IV Región. Provincia de Choapa. Km 249,5 al norte de Los Vilos. 140 m, (31°42'/71°31'). C. Baeza 4279. V Región. Provincia de Valparaíso. Entre Mantagua y el puente del rio Aconcagua, orillas del camino. 45 m, (32°54'/71°29'). C. Baeza 4272. Provincia de Petorca. Zapallar, frente al cementerio. 38 m, (32°31'/71°28'). C. Baeza 4274. Los Molles, calle La Estrella Nº 743. 40 m, (32°14'/71°30'). C. Baeza 4276. Camino Maitencillo, Catapilco, km 10,86. 56 m, (32°35'/71°22'). C. Baeza 4281. Inicio Cuesta El Melón, km 137, bajada norte. 169 m, (32°34'/71°15'). C. Baeza 4282.

Populations of Alstroemeria hookeri subsp. maculata

IV Región. Provincia de Choapa. Los Vilos. Playa Matagorda, al final, bajo el ducto de cobre de Minera Pelambre. 2 m, (31°53'/71°29'). C. Baeza 4277. Extremo norte playa Agua Amarilla, Mal Paso, en terraza oceánica. 50 m, (31°51'/71°30'). C.Baeza 4278.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  26 Feb 2010
• Date of issue
  2010

History

• Received
  30 July 2009
• Accepted
  29 Oct 2009