Karyosystematic study of the genus Eranthis Salisb. (Ranunculaceae)
Karyotypes of four species of the genus Eranthis: E. hyemalis, E. lobulata, E. longistipitata andE. stellata were investigated. The study of E. lobulata and E. longistipitata has been implemented for the first time.All studied specimen had somatic chromosome number 2n = 16. Karyotypes of investigated species have five pairs ofchromosomes with equal-sized arms (metacentric chromosomes), and three pair of chromosomes with unequal-sizedarms (submetacentric, subtelocentric, telocentric chromosomes). The chromosome complements of investigated speciesbasically differ in types of chromosomes with unequal-sized arms. Karyomorphological differences of the species arerelevant to the genus subdivision into sections regarding to morphological characteristics.