Chromosome numbers of 9 taxa of Lilium (Liliaceae) from Turkey

Abstract

In the present study the chromosome number of 9 Lilium taxa from Tukish populations is given. For three of them the somatic number is given for the first time. Additionally, the presence of B chromosomes has been observed for Lilium kesselringianum, Lilium ponticum var. artvinense and Lilium szovitsianum, while a new chromosome number for Lilium candidum is reported.