Cytogeography and morphological characterisation of a taxonomic, polyploid complex of Mimosa (Leguminosae) from subtropical South America
M. Morales A B C F , M. Fradkin C D , C. Bessega C E , L. Poggio C E and R. H. Fortunato A B C
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A Instituto de Recursos Biológicos (CIRN, CNIA), Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INTA), Nicolás Repetto & Los Reseros s.n. (1686), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
B Facultad de Agronomía y Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Morón, Cabildo 134, (1408), Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
C Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2900, (C1425FQB), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
D Cátedra de Mejoramiento Genético, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ), Camino de Cintura & Juan XXIII, (1836), Lavallol, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Intendente Güiraldes 2160 (C1428EGA), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
F Corresponding author. Email: mmorales0007@gmail.com; morales.matias@inta.gob.ar
Australian Systematic Botany 31(2) 190-208 https://doi.org/10.1071/SB16033
Submitted: 17 August 2016 Accepted: 18 January 2018 Published: 7 May 2018
Abstract
Mimosa subseries Dolentes Barneby and Brevipedes Barneby are ecologically and morphologically high-diversified infrageneric taxa of this genus in southern South America. We performed a cytogenetical and morphological analysis of both subseries. Chromosome numbers from accessions throughout the area of distribution were studied. The chromosome numbers 2n = 8x = 104 for M. dolens subsp. callosa (Benth.) Barneby, M. dolens subsp. acerba varieties acerba (Benth.) Barneby, latifolia (Benth.) Barneby and rudis (Benth.) Barneby, M. dolens subsp. rigida var. rigescens (Benth.) Barneby, var. anisitsii (Lindm.) Barneby and var. foliolosa (Benth.) Barneby; and 2n = 4x = 52 for M. sceptrum Barneby, M. aff. custodis Barneby and M. dolens var. pangloea Barneby are presented for the first time. Their karyotypes were symmetric, with small chromosomes. There were several areas with taxa growing in sympatry, occasionally with intermediate forms. No diploids were found, which suggests the presence of either a declining polyploid complex or ancient polyploidy in the clade of southernmost representatives of M. series Mimosa, the most derived of the genus. Some vegetative, inflorescence and carpological characters seem to be associated with chromosome duplication. The distribution pattern of the cytotypes suggests events of chromosome duplication in centres of diversity and expansion of octoploids to the southernmost areas of distribution. Our findings support the importance of polyploidy in the morphological diversity, distribution and speciation of this complex.
Additional keywords: hybrid zones, octoploid, plant speciation.
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