| Alstroemeria (Alstroemeriaceae) is an endemic genus of South America with two major distribution centers in the continent: Chile and Brazil. In Chile the genus is distributed from the North, near Iquique (20º13 S, 70º09 W) to the Chilean and Argentine Patagonia (53º10 S, 70º54 W). The central zone of Chile presents the highest number of species. A. presliana Herb. grows from Curicó (34º59 S, 71º14 W) to Cautín (38º45 S, 72º34 W) in Chile and Neuquén (36º50 S, 71º05 W), Argentina. A comparative karyotype study was made between a population of A. presliana subsp. presliana and a population of A. presliana subsp. australis Ehr. Bayer. Both populations presented asymmetric karyotypes, with 2n = 2x = 16 chromosomes, but with different chromosome... |
