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Telocentric chromosomes in CorsicanCrocus L. (Iridaceae)

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Crocus corsicus, an endemic to Corsica has 2n = 18 chromosomes.C. minimus from Corsica and Sardinia has 2n = 24, but plants with 2n = 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, including a variable number of telocentric chromosomes, were found in some populations in south-eastern Corsica. A natural hybrid (2n = 22) betweenC. corsicus (2n = 18) andC. minimus (2n = 26) is reported. The relationship between the two species is discussed, and descriptions and a key are given.

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Brighton, C.A. Telocentric chromosomes in CorsicanCrocus L. (Iridaceae). Pl Syst Evol 129, 299–314 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982756

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