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6 chromosome counts in Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.   550+ IPCN online Johnson, M. A. T. 1989. An unusually high chromosome number in Voanioala gerardii (Palmae: Arecoideae: Cocoeae: Butiinae) from Madagascar. Kew Bull. 44: 207–210.
  Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. c.298 c.596 IPCN online Johnson, M. A. T., A. Y. Kenton, M. D. Bennett & P. E. Brandham. 1989. Voanioala gerardii has the highest known chromosome number in the monocotyledons. Genome 32: 328–333.
  Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.   606@&3 IPCN online Röser, M. 1994. Pathways of karyological differentiation in palms. Pl. Syst. Evol. 189: 83–122.
  Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.   606@&3 IPCN online Röser, M. 1995. Trends in the karyo-evolution of palms. Kew Chromosome Conf. 4: 249–265.
!   Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.   596 C-values database Johnson MAT, Kenton AY, Bennett MD, Brandham PE. 1989. Voanioala gerardii has the highest known chromosome number in the monocotyledons. Genome 32: 328-333.
  Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf. Voanioala gerardii J. Dransf.   606 ± 3 Original-count Röser, M. (2015). Mitosis and interphase of the highly polyploid palm Voanioala gerardii (2n = 606 ± 3). Cytogenet. Genome Res. 147: 70–79. doi: 10.1159/000441680