DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15134608
title: Table 2 in A monograph of the genus Polylepis (Rosaceae)

description: Table 2. Overview of the available data on genome sizes, chromosome numbers and guard cell sizes in species of Polylepis. Where possible, literature records were assigned to this taxonomy, but a few data points (especially from the hybrid zone at Mojanda, Ecuador) had to be excluded because they could not be unambiguously assigned to a species. Depending on data source, we report the mean ± standard deviation, only the mean or a range. Data sources: 1. Kessler (1995b); 2. Quijia Lamiña et al. (2010); 3. Montalvo (2013); 4. Zurita et al. (2013); 5. Segovia-Salcedo and Quijia-Lamiña 2014; 6. Segovia-Salcedo (2014); 7. Kessler et al. (2014); 8. Caiza et al. (2018); 9. Boza et al. (2020). Abbreviations: Ar = Argentina, Ec = Ecuador, cult. = cultivated (in botanical garden), ind. = individuals, pl = planted.
SpeciesGenome sizeChromosome numberGuard cell lengthInferred ploidy levels (2n = /x =)Voucher/localitySize (pg)Voucher/localityNVoucher/localityLength (µm)Section Polylepis SericeaeSubsection Polylepis Lanuginosae LanuginosaeP. lanuginosa3 ind. Sangay, Ec 61.42 ± 0.13diploid / x = 66 ind. Zhud, Ec 238-42Laegaard 55036 110.8 ± 1.4Laegaard 102637 111.8 ± 1.6P. multijugaBoza 3070 911.0 ± 2.0diploid / x = 6Boza 3074 911.2 ± 1.7Boza 3076 912.8 ± 2.3Subsection Polylepis Pauta PautaP. longipilosaJaramillo 10862 910.3 ± 1.6diploid / x = 6P. pauta2 ind. Oyacachi, Ec 63.21 ± 0.04tetraploid / x = 12 plus aneuploids; perhaps also diploid / x = 62 ind. Oyacachi, Ec 63.37 ± 0.1825 ind. Papallacta, Ec 2, 567-8316 ind. Papallacta, Ec 67215 ind. Cayambe-Coca, Ec. 368-77Kessler 2749 112.5 ± 1.8Laegaard 102327 116.5 ± 2.8P. pautaOyacachi, Ec 814.4 ± 2.5Papallacta, Ec 812.3 ± 1.9Papallacta, Ec 912.7 ± 1.9Papallacta, Ec 912.7 ± 2.1Papallacta, Ec 916.6 ± 1.6P. serrataCult. Göttingen 11.57 ± 0.11Cult. Göttingen 110.6 ± 0.9diploid / x = 6Cult. Göttingen 11.61 ± 0.11Cult. Göttingen 112.7 ± 1.8Subsection Polylepis Sericeae SericeaeP. albicansBoza 3014 910.8 ± 1.3diploid / x = 6Frimer 44 913.5 ± 1.4Renvoize 5074 912.2 ± 1.2P. argenteaCult. Göttingen 11.63 ± 0.15Cult. Göttingen 112.4 ± 2.4diploid / x = 6Cult. Göttingen 11.67 ± 0.15Cult. Göttingen 113.0 ± 1.7Cult. Zurich 913.9 ± 1.7Chevarria 1035 913.4 ± 1.2Hanold 85 913.4 ± 1.2P. canoiKessler 2880 114.3 ± 2.6diploid / x = 6P. frontinensisKessler 2772 911.5 ± 1.3diploid / x = 6Kessler 2776 913.0 ± 1.3P. humboldtiiCarate 185 912.4 ± 1.4diploid / x = 6P. loxensis25 ind. Fierro Urco, Ec 2, 539-42Laegaard 19109 912.0 ± 1.5Lewis 3804 911.4 ± 1.1P. ochreata2 ind. Yanacocha, Ec 63.41 ± 0.09diploid / x = 6, tetraploid / x = 12, and hexaploid / x = 18; perhaps plus aneuploids or hybrids2 ind. El Ángel, Ec 64.66 ± 0.578 ind. El Ángel, Ec 2, 537-409 ind. Yanacocha, Ec 2, 559-7716 ind. Yanacocha, Ec 68215 ind. Yanacocha, Ec 373-88Molau 2536 910.7 ± 1.3Laegaard 54474 911.9 ± 1.1Romoleroux 1060 911.7 ± 1.0Yanacocha, Ec 814.1 ± 2.3P. sericeaDorr 5220 913.3 ± 1.8diploid / x = 6Subsection Polylepis Pepea PepeaP. pepeiKessler 2795 110.9 ± 1.6diploid / x = 6Kessler 3386 111.8 ± 1.6P. rodolfo-vasqueziiCult. Göttingen 11.60 ± 0.07Cult. Göttingen 110.2 ± 1.5diploid / x = 6Cult. Göttingen 11.70 ± 0.05Cult. Göttingen 110.8 ± 1.3Section Polylepis ReticulataeP. hieronymiCult. Göttingen 11.52 ± 0.02Cult. Göttingen 112.6 ± 1.8diploid / x = 6Cult. Göttingen 11.49 ± 0.04Cult. Göttingen 111.9 ± 2.052 ind. Ar 71.45-1.57Beck 9345 113.2 ± 1.8Kessler 3123 111.2 ± 1.0P. microphyllaCult. Göttingen 11.53 ± 0.06Cult. Göttingen 113.9 ± 1.1diploid / x = 6 and tetraploid / x = 12 plus aneuploidsCult. Göttingen 11.53 ± 0.07Cult. Göttingen 114.3 ± 2.22 ind. Ozongoche, Ec 62.03 ± 0.228 ind. Achupallas, Ec 2, 670-82Galiano 1999 114.2 ± 1.8Achupallas, Ec 810.7 ± 1.9P. occidentalisDiaz 2879 911.3 ± 1.2diploid / x = 6Diaz 4012 910.8 ± 1.0Sánchez 10285 912.7 ± 1.6P. quadrijugaGradstein s.n 112.2 ± 1.7diploid / x = 6Gradstein s.n 112.3 ± 2.0Olivares 570 914.3 ± 1.3P. reticulata11 ind. Soldados, Ec 236-42diploid / x = 6 plus higher ploidy (hexaploid / x = 18?; in cultivated plants only?)3 ind. Oyacachi, Ec (pl) 6~ 118Kessler 2746a 112.2 ± 1.4Laegaard 102691 110.0 ± 0.9Cajas, Ec 910.5 ± 1.8Cajas, Ec 912.3 ± 1.6Cajas, Ec 911.4 ± 1.4P. simpsoniae3 ind. Sangay, Ec 61.40 ± 0.08diploid / x = 625 ind. Zhud, Ec 237-422 ind. Sangay, Ec 638Laegaard 102677 112.2 ± 1.0Cajas, Ec 99.1 ± 1.1P. weberbaueriAcleto 364 112.3 ± 0.9diploid / x = 6Boza 3018 914.1 ± 1.1Boza 3148 914.3 ± 1.5Smith 9568 914.9 ± 1.1Section Polylepis AustralesP. australisCult. Göttingen 12.98 ± 0.06Cult. Göttingen 116.7 ± 2.6tetraploid / x = 12 and diploid / x = 6 plus triploid/ x = 9 hybrids and hexaploid / x = 18 autopolyploid derivateCult. Göttingen 13.03 ± 0.03Cult. Göttingen 117.4 ± 1.6261 indiv. 72.84-2.9775 indiv. 71.44-1.5424 indiv. 72.09-2.241 indiv. 74.15Kessler 3350 118.9 ± 1.9Lazaro 6695 917.6 ± 2.4Lorentz 760 112.8 ± 1.4Venturi 3010 912.2 ± 1.8w/colector 2330 915.5 ± 2.5Cult. Zurich 922.7 ± 2.7P. neglectaCult. Göttingen 11.54 ± 0.06Cult. Göttingen 1~ 80Cult. Göttingen 113.9 ± 1.1diploid / x = 6; perhaps also tetraploid / x = 12Cult. Göttingen 11.55 ± 0.09Cult. Göttingen 114.3 ± 2.2Kessler 3531 113.6 ± 2.3Kessler 3633 113.2 ± 2.0Section Polylepis SubsericantesP. flavipilaBoza 3163 917.9 ± 1.8tetraploid / x = 12Boza 3167 916.0 ± 1.5Boza 3168 915.3 ± 1.6P. pilosissimaKessler 3426 118.0 ± 2.0tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 3591 117.2 ± 2.2Boza 3023 917.3 ± 1.6Cerrate 1265 915.6 ± 1.4Gentry 638 916.2 ± 1.3Kessler 3428 915.7 ± 1.1P. subsericansCult. Göttingen 13.12 ± 0.18Cult. Göttingen 116.6 ± 2.2tetraploid / x = 12Cult. Göttingen 13.21 ± 0.11Cult. Göttingen 117.3 ± 2.2Toivonen s.n 118.3 ± 1.5Toivonen s.n 118.5 ± 2.4Sylvester 428 913.9 ± 1.2Sylvester 868 916.2 ± 1.7Sylvester 1287 915.9 ± 1.8Section Polylepis IncanaeeSubsection Polylepis Racemosae RacemosaeP. acomayensisBoza 3135 916.2 ± 1.8tetraploid / x = 12Boza 3141 915.1 ± 1.4P. incarumJimenez 2716 118.3 ± 0.8tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 3465 117.2 ± 1.9Jimenez 2716 917.6 ± 1.6Kessler 13515 916.9 ± 2.1Shepard 150 917.8 ± 2.2P. lanataKessler 2851 119.6 ± 2.1tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 2962 118.8 ± 1.7P. pacensisKessler 3028 115.9 ± 2.7tetraploid / x = 12Mendez & Arcienaga 14 117.7 ± 1.3Kessler 14528 919.2 ± 1.7Lopez & Bermejo 4 919.1 ± 1.9Lopez & Bermejo 10 919.7 ± 2.0P. racemosa (all pl)2 ind. Cotopaxi, Ec. 64.48 ± 0.19tetraploid / x = 12 to octoploid / x = 24, with many intermediate and aneuploid ploidy levels2 ind. Cotopaxi, Ec. 62.63 ± 0.203 ind. Oyacachi, Ec. 64.57 ± 0.1112 ind. Oyacachi, Ec 2, 580-822 ind. Oyacachi, Ec 2, 572-7710 ind. Oyacaci, Ec. 662-80Ferreyra 12418 118.0 ± 1.6Papallacta, Ec 821.7 ± 3.8Oyacachi, Ec 817.6 ± 2.6Arce 161 917.2 ± 1.5Arce 167 915.1 ± 1.3Arce 207 913.8 ± 1.4Bird 1384 916.1 ± 1.3Boza 3020 916.7 ± 1.6Boza 3030 915.1 ± 1.0Boza 3031 914.2 ± 1.4Boza 3119 918.0 ± 1.5Ferreyra 3792 915.3 ± 1.6Kenehira 5 915.9 ± 1.1Kessler 14608 917.1 ± 1.1Laegaard 20465 919.8 ± 2.0Laegaard 22351 917.0 ± 1.9Leiva 741 914.9 ± 1.2Leiva 1090 916.4 ± 1.8Nuñez 8117 916.3 ± 1.3Renvoize 4847 917.7 ± 1.4Sánchez Vega 5322 913.5 ± 1.1Smith 11076 912.6 ± 1.0Soukup 3498 916.7 ± 1.5Stork 9972 916.6 ± 1.8Tovar 2371 915.3 ± 1.4Velásquez 12 916.3 ± 1.1West 3787 913.2 ± 2.2P. sacraCult. Göttingen 15.76 ± 0.26Cult. Göttingen 120.2 ± 3.3octoploid / x = 24; perhaps also tetraploid / x = 12 or intermediatesCult. Göttingen 15.72 ± 0.15Cult. Göttingen 116.7 ± 3.3Rosales 04 119.5 ± 0.8Sylvester 644 915.6 ± 1.4Sylvester 1262 922.1 ± 1.2Sylvester 1270 915.8 ± 1.3P. triacontandraCult. Göttingen 1~ 80tetraploid / x = 12; perhaps also lower ploidy levelsBeck 4976 118.9 ± 1.9Kessler 3420 120.4 ± 1.1Steudel 427 913.5 ± 1.9Steudel 431 914.1 ± 2.6Steudel 433 918.0 ± 2.1Subsection Polylepis Besseria BesseriaP. besseriKessler 2989 120.4 ± 2.8tetraploid / x = 12 or higher ploidy levelKessler 2985 119.2 ± 1.9P. crista-galliBeck 9343 116.6 ± 1.4tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 3155 117.8 ± 2.1P. pallidistigmaBoza 3005 917.2 ± 1.9tetraploid / x = 12Boza 3006 917.1 ± 2.2Boza 3007 918.5 ± 1.9Sylvester 1807 916.4 ± 1.4Sylvester 1816 917.3 ± 1.9Sylvester 1825 918.5 ± 1.9P. rugulosaFerreyra 2594 116.8 ± 1.9tetraploid / x = 12P. subtusalbidaBeck 7395 922.1 ± 1.5tetraploid / x = 12 and higher ploidy levelKessler 216 923.4 ± 2.4Ritter 1196 915.9 ± 1.4Subsection Polylepis Incanaee IncanaeeP. fjeldsaoiMendoza 1019 911.9 ± 2.6diploid / x = 6Mendoza 1032 913.3 ± 1.4Mendoza 1057 915.2 ± 1.7P. incana3 ind. Sincholagua, Ec 61.99 ± 0.34mainly diploid / x = 6 but also hexaploid / x = 18 (in cultivated plants only?)3 ind. Illinizas, Ec 61.60 ± 0.143 ind. Inga-Raya, Ec 61.67 ± 0.303 ind. Cayambe-Coca, Ec (pl) 61.42 ± 0.103 ind. Antisana, Ec (pl) 64.67 ± 01816 ind. El Ángel, Ec 2, 5, 6(38 -) 426 ind. Illinizas, Ec 2, 5, 638P. incana30 ind. Cayambe-Coca, Ec 2, 5, 6(39 -) 4215 ind. Inga-Raya, Ec 64215 ind. El Inga, Ec 440-4215 ind. Papallacta, Ec 441-4215 ind. El Ángel, Ec. 440-42Laegaard 102647 117.6 ± 2.0Schmidt-Lebuhn 521 117.0 ± 2.3Illinizas, Ec 89.7 ± 0.5Boza 3066 915.4 ± 1.8Boza 3095 913.1 ± 1.5Laegaard 102282 918.6 ± 2.2P. incanoidesKessler 3288 116.4 ± 1.6tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 3293 118.3 ± 2.4Beck 34512 915.3 ± 1.9Kessler 2954 913.2 ± 0.7P. nanaCult. Göttingen 12.93 ± 0.05Cult. Göttingen 118.7 ± 1.7tetraploid / x = 12; also lower ploidy levels?Cult. Göttingen 12.96 ± 0.05Cult. Göttingen 119.6 ± 1.6Kessler 3514 120.3 ± 2.6Kessler 3642 119.5 ± 1.3Kessler 3501 915.4 ± 1.8Kessler 3518 913.1 ± 1.5Kessler 3519 918.6 ± 2.2P. tarapacanaCult. Göttingen 13.02 ± 0.17Cult. Göttingen 1~ 80Cult. Göttingen 117.4 ± 1.8tetraploid / x = 12Cult. Göttingen 13.00 ± 0.16Cult. Göttingen 116.9 ± 2.3Kessler 3599 117.4 ± 2.2Kumar 6 117.1 ± 1.1Beck 9008 914.9 ± 2.8Beck 19897 916.1 ± 1.1Beck 32470 915.0 ± 1.2Boza 3009 914.9 ± 2.3Kessler 3599 919.7 ± 2.0P. tomentella43 ind. Ar 72.90-3.01Kessler 3188 117.9 ± 1.8tetraploid / x = 12Kessler 3368 118.7 ± 2.0Boza 3107 916.6 ± 1.6Boza 3110 913.9 ± 2.0Boza 3111 915.3 ± 1.4Kessler 3200 919.1 ± 2.5
description: Published as part of Boza Espinoza, Tatiana Erika & Kessler, Michael, 2022, A monograph of the genus Polylepis (Rosaceae), pp. 1 in PhytoKeys 203 on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.203.83529