Chromosome number of Icelandic Populus tremula

• Published in: Nordic Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Anamthawat‐Jónsson, Kesara, Sigurdsson, Vignir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1998
• Subjects: Plant Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01524.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1756-1051.1998.tb01524.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01524.x

Aspen ( Populus tremula ) from two locations in Iceland, representing the north and the east populations, were examined for its chromosome number. The plants all have diploid chromosome number (2n=2x=38), as with most other aspen populations of this species in Europe. No previous record of chromosome count on the Icelandic material is available. The significance of such chromosome study is discussed. — Flora Nordica Notes no. 22.