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Table 1 Characteristics of somatic chromosomes at metaphase in Taiwanese Lilium callosum

From: Re-emergence of Lilium callosum Sieb. et Zucc. in Taiwan after a fire allows propagation and renews the possibility of conservation

Chromosome

Chromosome length (μm)a

Relative length (%)b

Arm ratio (L/S)

Chromosome typec

Short arm (S)

Long arm (L)

Full length

1

3.68 ± 0.16

4.82 ± 0.29

8.49 ± 0.43

12.03

1.31

m

2

3.20 ± 0.19

4.56 ± 0.09

7.76 ± 0.28

10.99

1.43

m (sat)

3

0.77 ± 0.06

5.51 ± 0.07

6.28 ± 0.10

8.90

7.16

t

4

0.60 ± 0.12

5.42 ± 0.08

6.01 ± 0.17

8.52

9.03

t

5

1.86 ± 0.16

3.90 ± 0.26

5.75 ± 0.35

8.15

2.10

sm

6

0.52 ± 0.10

5.09 ± 0.29

5.60 ± 0.28

7.93

9.79

t

7

0.76 ± 0.07

4.71 ± 0.18

5.47 ± 0.11

7.75

6.20

st

8

0.93 ± 0.14

4.45 ± 0.07

5.38 ± 0.08

7.62

4.78

st

9

0.95 ± 0.13

4.25 ± 0.22

5.20 ± 0.08

7.37

4.47

st

10

0.56 ± 0.09

4.39 ± 0.26

4.96 ± 0.18

7.03

7.84

t

11

1.01 ± 0.21

3.85 ± 0.25

4.86 ± 0.33

6.89

3.81

st

12

0.42 ± 0.06

4.40 ± 0.24

4.81 ± 0.29

6.81

10.48

t

  1. aThe data is an average from three individuals
  2. bRelative length (%) = (chromosome length/total chromosomes length) × 100
  3. cThe position of the centromeric constriction was recorded as median (m 1.0–1.7), submedian (sm 1.71–3.0), subterminal (st 3.01–7.0), and terminal (t > 7.01). m (sat) median with satellite