CHROMOSOME NUMBERS OF FIFTEEN SPECIES OF PLANTAGO L. (PLANTAGINACEAE) FROM IRAN

Chromosome numbers of 15 species of Plantago L. of Iran were investigated. They include first counts for 2 taxa: P. stocksii Boiss. (2n=10) and P. loeflingii L. (2n=24), as well as 3 new chromosome numbers for 3 taxa: P. albicans Boiss. (2n=8 amp; 10), P. coronopus L. subsp. commutata Pilger. (2n=10) and P. coronopus subsp. coronopus Pilger (2n=20). Diploid chromosome numbers of the taxa investigated varied between 2n=8 and 2n=24. Our results are compared with previous records