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CCDB → Angiosperms → Araceae → Lemna → Lemna minor L.

55 chromosome counts in Lemna minor L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Slovakia Database Májovský J. et al., 1978: Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora (Part 6). - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 26: 1-42.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 Slovakia Database Murín A. & Májovský J., 1978: [Report], pp. 376-378. - In: Löve Á. (ed.), IOPB chromosome number reports LXI, Taxon 27 /4.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Slovakia Database Májovský J., Murín A., Feráková V., Hindáková M., Schwarzová T., Uhríková A., Váchová M. & Záborský J., 1987: Karyotaxonomický prehľad flóry Slovenska. Veda, Bratislava.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   20 Dawson New Zealand  
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   42 Dawson New Zealand  
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Dawson New Zealand  
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   30 Dawson New Zealand  
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 British Isles cytology Al-Bermani, A.-K.K.A., Al-Shammary, K.I.A., Bailey, J.P., Gornall, R.J. Watsonia 19: 269-271 (1993)
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 British Isles cytology Landolt, E., Urbanska-Worytkiewicz, K. Biosystematic Investigations in the Family of Duckweeds (Lemnaceae) 1: 205-247 (1980)
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 British Isles cytology Blackburn, K.B. Proc. Univ. Durham Philos. Soc. 9: 84-90 (1933)
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=4236
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 Flora Europaea Murii* & Majovsky,
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 42 Flora Europaea Urbanska-
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Poland Database Wcis?o H. 1970. Karyological studies in Polish representatives of Spadiciflorae. Acta Biol. Cracov. Ser. Bot. 13, 79-88.
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN online Love, A. & D. Love. 1981b. In Chromosome number reports LXXII. Taxon 30: 699–701.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   20, 30, 40, 42, 50 IPCN online Urbanska-worytkiewicz, K. 1980. Cytological variation within the family of Lemnaceae. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 70: 30–101.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN online Al-Bermani, A. K. K. A., K. I. A. Al-Shammary, R. J. Gornall & J. P. Bailey. 1993. Contribution to a cytological catalogue of the British and Irish flora, 3. Watsonia 19: 169–171.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   44, 66 IPCN online Druskovic, B. & M. Lovka. 1995. IOPB chromosome data 9. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. (Zurich) 24: 15–19.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN online Hirahaya, M. & Y. Kadono. 1995. Biosystematic study of Lemna minor L. sensu lato (Lemnaceae) in Japan with special reference to allozymic variation. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 46: 117–129.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN online Dobea, C., B. Hahn & W. Morawetz. 1997. Chromosomenzahlen zur Gefässpflanzen-Flora Österreichs. Linzer Biol. Beitr. 29(1): 5–43.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 IPCN online Murin, A. & J. Majovsky. 1978. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXI. Taxon 27: 375–392.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN online Uhrikova, A. 1978. In Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora. Part 6. Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. 26: 1–42.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   20,30,40,42,50,80 IPCN online Urbanska-worytkiewicz, K. 1975. Cytological variation within Lemna L. Aquatic Bot. 1: 377–394.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   30 IPCN online de Lange, P. J., B. G. Murray & P. M. Datson. 2004. Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora---38. Counts for 50 families. New Zealand J. Bot. 42: 873–904.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40, 42, 50, 80 IPCN72 HESS, H.E.' E. LANDOLT", & R. HIRZEL. 1972. Flora der Schweiz. Band 3. Birkhauser Verlag, Basel & Stuttgart.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN67-71 WCISLO, H. 1970. Karylogical studies in Polish representatives of spadiciflorae. Acta Biol. Cracov . ser. Bot. 13: 1-14.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 IPCN75-78 Uhrikova 1978
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 IPCN75-78 Murin & Majovsky 1978
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Kumar, 1987 Blackburn, K.B. 1933 ; Tischler, G. 1934 ; Rohweder, H. 1937 ; Delay, C. 1947 ; Wcislo, H. 1970
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40, 42, 50, 80 Kumar, 1987 Hess, H.E. et al. 1972
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   42 Kumar, 1987 Brooks, J.S. 1940 (Daubs, E.H. 1965)
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 Kumar, 1987 Murin, A. & Majovsky, J. 1978
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   126,20,40,42,50,63 eFlora  
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Cusimano Landolt, 1986
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Blackburn 1933b
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Tischler 1934
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Rohweder 1937
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Delak 1947
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   42 Fedorov, 1974 Broo s 1940 (Daubs 1965) f
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 Darlington, 1955 Blackburn 1933
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 C-values database Band SR. (pers. comm. 1984).
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   126 C-values database Geber G. 1989. Zur Karyosystematik der Lemnaceae. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Vienna, Vienna.
!   Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   2n = 40 Austria_checklist Dobe?, Ch., Hahn, B., & Morawetz, W. 1997. Chromosomenzahlen zur Gef??pflanzen-Flora ?sterreichs. Linzer Biol.Beitr. 29[1], 5-43.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   20 CromoCat 2015 Urbanska-Worytriewicz, K. (1980). Cytological variation within the family of Lemnaceae. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. E.T.H. Stiftung Rübel Zürich 70:30-101.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Urbanska-Worytriewicz, K. (1980). Cytological variation within the family of Lemnaceae. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. E.T.H. Stiftung Rübel Zürich 70:30-101.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 CromoCat 2015 Blackburn, K. B. (1933a). Notes on the chromosomes of the duckweeds (Lemnaceae) introducing the question of chromosome size. Proc. Univ. Durham Philos. Soc. 9: 84-90.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 CromoCat 2015 Delay, C. (1947b). Recherches sur la structure des noyaux quiescents chez les Phanérogames. Rev. Cytol. et Cytophysiol. Vég. 10(1-4): 103-229.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 CromoCat 2015 Dobeš, C., Hahn, B. & Morawetz, W. (1997). Chromosomenzahlen zur Gefässpflanzen-Flora Österreichs. Linzer Biol. Beitr. 29(1): 5-43.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 CromoCat 2015 Löve, A. & Löve, D. (1981c). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXXII]. Taxon 30(3): 699-701.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   40 CromoCat 2015 Wcislo, H. (1970). Karylogical studies in Polish representatives of Spadiciflorae. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 13: 1-14.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   42 CromoCat 2015 Urbanska-Worytriewicz, K. (1980). Cytological variation within the family of Lemnaceae. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. E.T.H. Stiftung Rübel Zürich 70:30-101.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   44 CromoCat 2015 Druskovic, B. & Lovka, M. (1995). IOPB Chromosome Data 9 (ed. C.A. Stace). Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. 24: 15-19.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   50 CromoCat 2015 Murín, A. & J. Májovský. (1978). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXI]. Taxon 27(4): 376-378.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   66 CromoCat 2015 Druskovic, B. & Lovka, M. (1995). IOPB Chromosome Data 9 (ed. C.A. Stace). Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. 24: 15-19.
  Lemna minor L. Lemna minor L.   80 CromoCat 2015 Urbanska-Worytriewicz, K. (1972). Flora der Schweiz und angrenzender Gebiete, 3. Basel