Sonia Abdali - Department of Horticulture, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
Seied Mehdi Miri - Department of Horticulture, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University

Mitotic chromosome numbers are reported for ten accessions belonging to six Allium species. Basic chromosome number of all species was x = ۸. Allium lenkoranicum Miscz. ex Grossh., A. rubellum M. Bieb., A. scabriscapum Boiss., A. stipitatum Regel. as well as A. viride Grossh. were diploids and A. atroviolaceum Boiss. was tetraploid. Chromosome count of A. lenkoranicum (۲n = ۲x = ۱۶) is reported here for the first time.

Allium, chromosome number, Karyotype, Ploidy