Abstract

There are previous cytological studies in Alstroemeria pelegrina, an endemic species of Chile, but none of them clearly indicates the location of the material studied. A population of Alstroemeria pelegrina, collected from Los Molles (Region of Valparaiso), was analyzed cytotaxonomically. It was found that this population presents a 2n = 16 chromosomes and a caryotypic haploid formula 3m + 1sm + 2st + 2t. By comparing the biometric data and asymmetry indices of the karyotype of this population with previously published data, it is concluded that it is definitely the same species.