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Based on karyomorphological features, six (examined in this study) of nine genera of Celtidaceae are divided into three groups: 1)Celtis, Parasponia, Pteroceltis andTrema; 2)Aphananthe; 3)Gironniera, and six genera of Ulmaceae into two: 1)Holoptelea andPhyllostylon; 2)Hemiptelea, Planera, Ulmus andZelkova. The first four genera share the simple chromocenter type at the resting stage andx-10, with all chromosomes with submedian or median centromeres (frequency of chromosomes with subterminal or terminal centromeres 0%, although uncertain inTrema).Aphananthe hasx=13, but resembles the above four genera in other features.Gironniera is distinct from all other Celtidaceae in having the diffuse-complex chromocenter type andx=14, features which occur in Ulmaceae. InGironniera the frequency of chromosomes with subterminal or terminal centromeres is 43%, a proportion similar to those inHoloptelea (36%) andPhyllostylon (58%) of Ulmaceae. All six genera of Ulmaceae havex=14, yetHemiptelea, Planera, Ulmus andZelkova are distinct fromHoloptelea andPhyllostylon (with the simple chromocenter type) in having the diffuse-complex chromocenter type and in predominantly possessing chromosomes with subterminal or terminal centromeres (93%). Evidence from karyomorphology, as well as from other sources, suggests 1) thatAphananthe (x=13) is most distantly related to all genera withx=10 within Celtidaceae, 2) thatGironniera may have a key role for understanding evolutionary relationships between Celtidaceae and Ulmaceae, and 3) thatHoloptelea andPhyllostylon represent derivatives of a line that diverged early from a common ancestor or all Ulmaceae. On the basis of comparisons with other Urticales and the putative outgroups of the order, it is also suggested that the chromosome morphology of Ulmaceae represents the more derived state in Urticales.
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Oginuma, K., Raven, P.H. & Tobe, H. Karyomorphology and relationships of Celtidaceae and Ulmaceae (Urticales). Bot Mag Tokyo 103, 113–131 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02489620
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