Genome size and chromosome number of Micromeria acropolitana (Lamiaceae), a steno-endemic from Greece

Abstract. The chromosome number 2n = 30, and nuclear DNA amount 2C = 0.79 pg, are determined for the first time for Micromeria acropolitana, a rare and endangered species from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The plant was considered extinct but rediscovered in 2006, a hundred years later. Its current status in the original habitat is assessed, and proposals for ensuring its survival presented

Genome size and chromosome number of <em>Micromeria acropolitana</em> (Lamiaceae), a steno-endemic of Greece

Abstract. The chromosome number 2n = 30, and nuclear DNA amount 2C = 0.79 pg, are determined for the first time for Micromeria acropolitana, a rare and endangered species from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The plant was considered extinct but rediscovered in 2006, a hundred years later. Its current status in the original habitat is assessed, and proposals for ensuring its survival presented