Eroglu, HuseyinPinar, Suleyman MesutDogan, GuldenPaksoy, M. YavuzKiran, Yasar2025-05-102025-05-1020220011-454510.1508/cytologia.87.3192-s2.0-85146158107https://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.87.319https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/10028Kiran, Yasar/0000-0002-3225-2080The chromosome numbers and karyotypes of five species of the genus Bellevalia distributed in Turkey were analyzed. These taxa are B. anatolica B. Mathew & Ozhatay, B. fominii Woronow, B. kurdistanica Feinbrun, B. rixii Wendelbo, B. turcica Pinar & Eroglu. Three of them (B. anatolica, B. rixii and B. turcica) are endemic in Turkey. The chromosome numbers of all studied taxa were determeined as 2n=2x= 8. Haploid chromosome lengths varied from 57.78 mu m (B. fominii) to 68.17 mu m (B. anatolica) among species. Karyotype analysis showed that Bellevalia taxa generally have median (m), submedian (sm), and subterminal (st) chromo-somes, but not subterminal chromosomes in B. fominii species.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAsparagaceaeBellevaliaChromosome NumberKaryotypeTurkeyArticle874Q4Q4319322WOS:000905448100001