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Table 1 Estimates of nuclear genome size (2C DNA content) for Caesalpinia group

From: Karyotype diversity and 2C DNA content in species of the Caesalpinia group

Species

Collect site

2C (pg)a

CV %

Paubrasilia echinata (Lam.) E. Gagnon, H.C. Lima & G.P. Lewis SV (pau-brasil or brazilwood)

Ilhéus/BA

14° 39′ 09” S. 39° 10′ 10” Wo.

2.76B

5.25

Pa. echinata MVb

Una/BA

15° 17′ 36” S. 39° 04′ 31” Wo.

2.81A

4.67

Pa. echinata LVb

Una/BA

15° 17′ 36” S. 39° 04′ 31” Wo.

2.82A

4.52

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Ilhéus/BA

14° 39′ 09” S. 39° 10′ 10” Wo.

1.63E

5.80

Cenostigma macrophyllum Tul.

Ibotirama/BA

12° 0.9′ 19.5” S. 43° 10′ 03.9” Wo.

1.83D

6.65

Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L. P. Queiroz

Bom Jesus da Lapa/BA

13° 19′ 0.9” S. 43° 20′ 14.8” Wo.

1.92C

8.03

Po. laxiflora (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz

Bom Jesus da Lapa/BA

13° 19′ 0.9” S. 43° 20′ 14.8” Wo.

1.90C

6.65

Po. microphylla (Mart. ex. G. Don) L.P. Queiroz

Xique-Xique/BA

10° 49′ 19” S. 42° 43′ 51” Wo.

1.88C

7.35

Po. pluviosa (DC.) L. P. Queiroz

Ilhéus/BA

14° 39′ 09” S. 39° 10′ 10” Wo.

1.87C

6.28

Po. bracteosa (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz

Oliveira dos Brejinhos/BA

12° 19′ 01” S. 42° 53′ 45” Wo.

1.92C

5.95

Erythrostemon calycina (Benth.) L.P. Queiroz

Livramento de Nossa Senhora/BA

13° 39′ 07.6” S. 41° 50′ 45.9” Wo.

1.54F

6.75

Libidibia ferrea (Mart. Ex Tul.) L.P. Queiroz

Ilhéus/BA

14° 39′ 09” S. 39° 10′ 10” Wo.

1.60E

9.53

  1. (CV%) Coefficient of variation
  2. aThe averages for the 2C DNA followed by the same letter did not differ statistically from one another by the Scott-Knott group at 0.05% with DMS: 0.0647
  3. bDuring the duration of this study seeds of the medium and large variants have not been found and cytometry analyses were performed on seedlings obtained by donation