CHROMOSOME-NUMBERS IN SOME TAXA OF FABACEAE MOSTLY NATIVE TO PAKISTAN

Chromosome numbers are reported for 60 taxa belonging to 35 genera of Fabaceae; 44 of these are native to Pakistan, while the rest are culti vated. Chromosome numbers of seven taxa viz.: Argyrolobium stenophyllu m (n = 13); Astragalus bicuspis (n = 8); Astragalus ptilocephalus (n = 8); Chesneya parviflora (n = 8); Indigofera caerulea var. caerulea (n = 8); Sophora mollis subsp. griffithii Ali (n = 9); and Taverniera gl abra (n = 8), are reported for the first time. Counts for 35 additiona l taxa are the first reports for plants native to Pakistan.