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Annals of Botany 87: 83-90, 2001
© 2001 Annals of Botany Company

Widespread Chromosome Variation in the Endangered Grassland Forb Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides F. Muell. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae)

B. G. Murray and A. G. Young+

School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Received: 24 May 2000 ; Returned for revision: 1 August 2000 . Accepted: 25 September 2000

Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides is an endangered plant endemic to southeastern Australia. Chromosome analysis of 19 of the 24 known populations of the species has identified 17 different chromosome variants or cytotypes. The most common cytotypes are a diploid and a tetraploid based on x = 11, and triploid and hexaploid plants with this basic number were also observed. Diploids, triploids and tetraploids based on a second basic number ofx = 13 were also seen. Plants with 2 n = 24 were shown to be hybrids between diploids with the two different basic numbers. Meiotic chromosome pairing analysis of the plants with 2n = 24 showed a maximum of two trivalents indicating the presence of extra copies of one pair of large and one pair of small chromosomes in the 2 n = 26 plants. In addition, a number of different aneuploids of the 2 n = 22 and 2 n = 44 races were found and many of these also showed structural chromosomal variation. The distribution of the two main chromosome races is disjunct with the tetraploids confined to southern Victoria. To avoid dysgenic effects, future re-establishment efforts for this species should avoid mixing seed from different chromosome races. Copyright 2001 Annals of Botany Company

Aneuploidy, conservation genetics, karyotypes, meiosis, polyploidy


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