The somatic number, meiotic behavior, morphology and ecology of five forms of Paspalum notatum are reported. All of them showed a chromosome number of 2n = 40. There is a fair degree of variation in the frequencies of meiotic chromosome configurations in different strains of a given form, but for four of the five we could characterize them as showing about 2-3 IV and 14-16 II. The type Capivari presents distinct differences in relation to all others, with about 1 IV and 18 II. The prevalence of I and III is very low (about 0.1) in all forms investigated. The morphological and ecological data, in a general way, confirm the difference between Capivari and the other taxons.
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