Karyotype analysis of four species of Dianthus section Fimbriati (Caryophyllaceae, Sileneae)

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Table 1. Localities, coordinates, collector name and numbers of studied species.

Species	Locality	Coordinate	Collectors and herbarium
D. tabrisianus	Kars: Digor, between Digor and Iğdır, 27 August 2012, 1375 m	40° 10' N 43° 30' E	Hamzaoğlu 6657 & Koç (GAZI)
D. sessiliflorus	Muş: Varto, Bingöl Mountain, 25 July 2013, 3120 m	39° 20' N 41° 20' E	Hamzaoğlu 6935 & Koç (GAZI)
D. stramineus	Konya: Akören, between Belkuyu and Dutlu, 18 June 2013, 1200 m	40° 40' N 42° 10' E	Hamzaoğlu 6767 & Koç (GAZI)
D. erythrocoleus	Van: Bahçesaray, around Karapet Pass, 24 July 2013, 3100 m	38° 00' N 42° 50' E	Hamzaoğlu 6911 & Koç (GAZI)

Figure 1. Somatic metaphase chromosomes of four species of Dianthus section Fimbriati. A: D. tabrisianus; B: D. sessiliflorus; C: D. stramineus; D: D. erythrocoleus. All scale bars = 10 μm.

Figure 2. Karyograms of four species of Dianthus section Fimbriati. A: D. tabrisianus; B: D. sessiliflorus; C: D. stramineus; D: D. erythrocoleus. Scale bar = 5 μm.

Figure 3. Ideograms of four species of Dianthus section Fimbriati. A: D. tabrisianus; B: D. sessiliflorus; C: D. stramineus; D: D. erythrocoleus.

Table 2. The measurement data of chromosomes of species of Dianthus section Fimbriati.

Species	Chromosome pair	TCL(μm)	LAL(μm)	SAL(μm)	AR	Chromosome type	CI
D. tabrisianus	1	2.68	1.42	1.26	1.127	m	47.01
D. sessiliflorus	1	2.63	1.36	1.27	1.071	m	48.29
D. stramineus	1	2.33	1.30	1.03	1.262	m	44.21
D. erythrocoleus	1	2.57	1.70	0.87	1.954	sm	33.85
D. tabrisianus	2	2.53	1.39	1.14	1.219	m	45.06
D. sessiliflorus	2	2.48	1.25	1.23	1.016	m	49.60
D. stramineus	2	2.18	1.09	1.09	1.000	m	50.00
D. erythrocoleus	2	2.32	1.19	1.13	1.053	m	48.71
D. tabrisianus	3	2.48	1.24	1.24	1.000	m	50.00
D. sessiliflorus	3	2.16	1.20	0.96	1.250	m	44.44
D. stramineus	3	1.97	1.00	0.97	1.031	m	49.24
D. erythrocoleus	3	2.05	1.31	0.74	1.770	sm	36.10
D. tabrisianus	4	2.27	1.19	1.08	1.102	m	47.58
D. sessiliflorus	4	1.84	0.97	0.87	1.115	m	47.28
D. stramineus	4	1.71	0.88	0.83	1.060	m	48.54
D. erythrocoleus	4	2.00	1.03	0.97	1.062	m	48.50
D. tabrisianus	5	2.03	1.07	0.96	1.115	m	47.29
D. sessiliflorus	5	1.75	0.91	0.84	1.083	m	48.00
D. stramineus	5	1.70	1.02	0.68	1.500	m	40.00
D. erythrocoleus	5	1.79	0.96	0.83	1.157	m	46.37
D. tabrisianus	6	1.92	1.06	0.86	1.233	m	44.79
D. sessiliflorus	6	1.73	0.91	0.82	1.110	m	47.40
D. stramineus	6	1.63	0.98	0.65	1.508	m	39.88
D. erythrocoleus	6	1.72	1.10	0.62	1.774	sm	36.05
D. tabrisianus	7	1.91	1.06	0.85	1.247	m	44.50
D. sessiliflorus	7	1.61	0.90	0.71	1.268	m	44.10
D. stramineus	7	1.53	1.05	0.48	2.188	sm	31.37
D. erythrocoleus	7	1.59	0.81	0.78	1.038	m	49.06
D. tabrisianus	8	1.88	0.95	0.93	1.022	m	49.47
D. sessiliflorus	8	1.42	0.90	0.52	1.731	sm	36.62
D. stramineus	8	1.47	0.82	0.65	1.262	m	44.22
D. erythrocoleus	8	1.43	0.78	0.65	1.200	m	45.45
D. tabrisianus	9	1.82	1.19	0.63	1.889	sm	34.62
D. sessiliflorus	9	1.39	0.88	0.51	1.725	sm	36.69
D. stramineus	9	1.39	0.79	0.60	1.317	m	43.17
D. erythrocoleus	9	1.26	0.82	0.44	1.864	sm	34.92
D. tabrisianus	10	1.78	1.07	0.71	1.507	m	39.89
D. sessiliflorus	10	1.24	0.82	0.42	1.952	sm	33.87
D. stramineus	10	1.38	0.81	0.57	1.421	m	41.30
D. erythrocoleus	10	1.21	0.61	0.60	1.017	m	49.59
D. tabrisianus	11	1.66	1.03	0.63	1.635	m	37.95
D. sessiliflorus	11	1.15	0.73	0.42	1.738	sm	36.52
D. stramineus	11	1.29	0.76	0.53	1.434	m	41.09
D. erythrocoleus	11	1.12	0.69	0.43	1.605	m	38.39
D. tabrisianus	12	1.60	1.03	0.57	1.807	sm	35.63
D. sessiliflorus	12	0.93	0.71	0.22	3.227	st	23.66
D. stramineus	12	1.16	0.88	0.28	3.143	st	24.14
D. erythrocoleus	12	1.02	0.52	0.50	1.040	m	49.02
D. tabrisianus	13	1.40	1.05	0.35	3.000	st	25.00
D. sessiliflorus	13	0.86	0.67	0.19	3.526	st	22.09
D. stramineus	13	1.12	0.85	0.27	3.148	st	24.11
D. erythrocoleus	13	0.93	0.56	0.37	1.514	m	39.78
D. tabrisianus	14	1.31	0.66	0.65	1.015	m	49.62
D. sessiliflorus	14	0.77	0.58	0.19	3.053	st	24.68
D. stramineus	14	1.10	0.79	0.31	2.548	sm	28.18
D. erythrocoleus	14	0.68	0.52	0.16	3.250	st	23.53
D. tabrisianus	15	1.09	0.73	0.36	2.028	sm	33.03
D. sessiliflorus	15	0.63	0.49	0.14	3.500	st	22.22
D. stramineus	15	1.09	0.85	0.24	3.542	st	22.02
D. erythrocoleus	15	0.64	0.52	0.12	4.333	st	18.75

Abbreviations: TCL: total chromosome length; LAL: long arm length; SAL: short arm length; AR: arm ratio; CI: centromeric index; m: median; sm: sub-median; st: sub-terminal.

Figure 4. Scatter diagram between CV_CL and M_CA: A: D. tabrisianus; B: D. sessiliflorus; C: D. stramineus; D: D. erythrocoleus.