Cytomorphological diversity of Physalis angulata L. (Ciplukan herb) from different geographical regions of Rajasthan

Abstract

Four populations of Physalis angulata L. were meiotically worked out from different regions of Rajasthan, India. Two cytotypes were reported here, i.e., n=12 and n=24. The diploid cytotype (n=12) was reported here for the first time from India. Two populations depicted (n=12) diploid level of ploidy and the other two populations reveled tetraploid level (n=24) of ploidy. Tetraploid cytotype (n=24) has already been reported by many workers from India and even outside of India but the diploid cytotype (n=12) was reported here for the first time in India. Course of meiosis was normal in diploid cytotype but the tetraploid cytoypes showed the presences of 0-3 quadrivalents at diakinesis and metaphase I.