title: Chromosome studies in the aquatic monocots of Myanmar: A brief review with additional records.
abstract: Myanmar (Burma) constitutes a significant component of the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot, with elements of the Indian, the Indochina, and the Sino-Japanese floristic regions, yet thus far only a few reliable sources of the country's flora have been available. As a part of a contribution for the floristic inventory of Myanmar, since it is important in a floristic survey to obtain as much information as possible, in addition to previous two reports, here we present three more chromosome counts in the aquatic monocots of Myanmar: Limnocharisflava with 2n = 20, Sagittariatrifolia with 2n = 22 (Alismataceae), and Potamogetondistinctus × Potamogetonnodosus with 2n = 52 (Potamogetonaceae); the third one is new to science. A brief review of cytological researches in the floristic regions' 45 non-hybrid aquatic monocots plus well investigated two inter-specific hybrids that are recorded in Myanmar is given, indicating that the further works with a focus on species in Myanmar that has infra-specific chromosome variation in the floristic regions will address the precise evolutionary history of the aquatic flora of Myanmar.
authors.affiliation: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
keywords: Aquatic plants; Limnocharis; Myanmar; Potamogeton; Sagittaria; chromosome counts