Chromosomes report from plants are growing in Chile. I

Chromosome numbers of 24 Chilean taxa of vascular plants were studied using root-tip mitotic metaphases. New records for the chilean Flora are: Alstroemeria presliana Herb. subsp. presliana (2n = 16), Chaetanthera moenchioides Less. (2n = 26), Hypochaeris scorzonerae (DC.) F.Muell. (2n = 8), Phycella bicolor (Ruiz et Pav.) Herb. (2n = 16) and Rhodophiala tiltilensis (Traub et Moldenke) Traub (2n = 16).