Abstract:
The chromosome numbers of 4 species of Genus
Rhus from Shaanxi Province are reported as follows: 1,
R.chinensis 2
n=30+(0-5)B; 2.
R.potaninii 2
n=30, it is reported for the first time; 3.
R.typhiflua 2
n=30; 4.
R.verniciflua 2
n=30, hut one of 65 cultivars is a triploid 2
n=3x=45.
R.chinensis and
R.potainii are the host plants of gall makers which produce important Chinese medicine called Chinese gall,
R.verniciflua is a kind of particular economic tree in China, and
R.typhiflua is a kind of quickgrowing garden plant. The results provide the cytological bases for further using and studying these plants.Until 1977 only in 6 species of woody plants were B-chromosomes discovered. In this paper 0—5 B-chromosomes are found in
R.chinensis for the first time. This discovery wiill promote the further studying about the origin and distribution of B-chromosome.This paper also provides some cytological information for the classification of Genus
Rhus.