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CCDB → Angiosperms → Arecaceae → Areca → Areca catechu L.

12 chromosome counts in Areca catechu L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 IPCN online BAVAPPA, K. V. A., M. K. NAIR & M. J. RATNAMBAL. 1975. Karyotype studies in Areca catechu L., A. triandra Roxb. and A. catechu x A. triandra hybrids. Nucleus 18: 146–151.
!   Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. 16 32 IPCN66 Bavappa & Raman 1965
!   Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Kumar, 1987 Venkatasubban, K.R. 1945b ; Sato, D. 1946 ; Delay, C. 1947 ; Sharma, A.K. & Sarkar, S.K. 1.957a ; Abra- ham, A. et al. 1961 ; Bavappa, K.V.A. & Raman, V.S. 1965 ; Bavappa, K.V.A. et al. 1975 ; Bavappa, K.V.A. & Nair, M.K. 1978
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Venkatasubban 1945b
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Sato D. 1946 (D, 1955)
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Delay 1947
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Sharma A. K., Sarkar 1957
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Abraham et al. 1961
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Fedorov, 1974 Bavappa, Raman 1965
!   Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Darlington, 1955 Sato 1946
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.   32 Cave1958 Sharma & Sarkar 1 957
  Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. 16   Cave1962 Abraham et al. 1961