Chromosome number of some Satureja species from Turkey

Kavcı E., Martin E., Eroğlu H. E., Yıldırım F. S.

CARYOLOGIA, cilt.75, sa.3, ss.13-18, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Dergi Adı: CARYOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13-18
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The genus Satureja belonging to the Lamiaceae family includes about 200

species, generally aromatic, distributed in the Mediterranean basin. In genus Satureja,

the chromosomal data were reported from only 26 species. In this study, it is aimed to

eliminate the deficiencies in the chromosomal data of Satureja species, which are distributed

in Turkey, which is center of origin and diversity of the genus Satureja. It was

reported only one chromosome number (2n = 30), the first report for chromosome

numbers of three taxa, the same chromosome count (excluding B-chromosomes) with

previous report in only one species, and the new chromosome number in only one

species. In conclusion, this study presented new data into the chromosomal records

of genus Satureja that might be useful for interpreting or understanding relationships

among the species. In addition, dysploidy and polyploidy variations might probably

have played an important role in speciation. In this regard, the results contributed to

some missing data in Satureja cytotaxonomy.