Study of some Indian members of the genus Salvia with references to the cytological behaviour.

Chromosome numbers of some species of Salvia (Lamiaceae) from the Sichuan Province, China

“…Of these, about 70 species are endemic to China, and most species are distributed in the southwestern regions such as Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou (Wu and Li 1990). The genus Salvia L. is quite well known for its horticultural as well as its commercial importance (Bhattacharya 1978). Some species are commonly used in local folk medical practices and in cosmetics (Ella and Putiesky 1985).…”

“…Chromosome counts can increase our understanding of phylogenetic relationships at different taxonomic levels. There are several cytological reports on Salvia from Europe, America, Asia, Argentina and Turkey (Haque and Ghoshal 1908, Stewart 1939, Gill 1970, 1971, 1984, Patudin et al 1975, Afzal-Rafii 1976, Bhattacharya 1978, Jee et al 1989, Mercado et al 1989, Harley and Heywood 1992, Del Carratore and Garbari 1996, Tunamoto et al 2000, Alberto et al 2003, Yang et al 2004, Mustafa 2006, Zhao et al 2006. From the literature, it appears that the genus Salvia has several base numbers x 0 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 and some groups of species have polyploid origins.…”

Chromosome number evolution, biogeography and phylogenetic relationships inSalvia(Lamiaceae)

“…Fujita (1970) suggested that Salvia is the most primitive genus in the family Lamiaceae based on its chromosome base number 11, the highest chromosome base number of the family, while the most frequent chromosome base number obtained in subgenus Calosphace is n = 11. Numerical instability, the presence of highly irregular cytological behaviour, and the presence of quite advanced karyotypes suggest that these taxa within the genus as a whole are recent and advanced members of a complex (Bhattacharya 1978b). …”

Contribution to cytology of genusSalviaL. (Lamiaceae) in Iran

“…Salvia species are herbaceous, suffruticose or shrabby perennials, rarely biennial or annual, often strongly aromatic. These species are of horticultural, commercial and medicinal values (BHATTACHARYA 1978). They contain monoterpene with antiseptic characteristics (ÖZDEMIR and SENEL 1999) and the compounds obtained from these species decrease DNA synthesis in the cell, an important feature in diagnosis and treat-ment of cancer.…”