One thousand eight hundred and eighty six individuals in the Scillu sinensis complex were sampled from 45 populations at 41 localities in 16 provinces of China and investigated cytologically. Six cytotypes, AA, AB, BB, AAA, BBB, AABB were found. AAA was recorded for the first time in this complex and BBB was found for the first time on the continent. Most of the populations were composed of only one cytotype (AA, BB or AABB), while one mixed population of AA and AAA, one of AA and BB, one of BB, BBB and AABB, two of AA and AABB, and one of AA, AB and BB were recorded. AA occupies almost the entire range of this complex in China except the eastern part of Central China; BB occurs only in eastern Central China, while AABB spreads over the north of eastern Central China, the southeast in the Northeastern district and Taiwan. The distribution of cytotypes is mapped in this paper. In addition, the mean numbers of B-chromosomes per individual and percentages of individuals with B-chromosomes in each population were calculated. These measures are distinctly higher in BB cytotype than in AABB cytotypes, while it is the lowest in AA. The B-chromosome content of AA cytotype may be positively related to the latitude.
Kuiyu Ding, Luhorutory of