SUMMARY -A detailed karyotypic study carried out for the first time on two collections of this wild species revealed the somatic complement of 2n = 24. The karyogram constructed is narrowly graded with a single satellited pair and small-sized median to submedian chromosomes which indicates its symmetrical nature. Despite the apparent homology among the two, minute differences in the karyometric data indicate diversification of intraspecific races within this species. They also support the contention of ecotypic polymorphism envisaged earlier within this species on morphological and biochemical parameters.
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