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CCDB → Angiosperms → Asparagaceae → Agave → Agave americana L.

61 chromosome counts in Agave americana L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   20, 60, 120, 180, 240 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=4897
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1988. Structural differences of chromosomes in diploid Agave. Cytologia 53: 415–420.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 IPCN online VIJ, S. P., N. Shekhar & R. Kuthiala. 1982. In: IOPB chromosome number reports LXXVII. Taxon 31: 769.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85–90.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85–90.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   60 IPCN online Huang, S. f., Z. f. Zhao, Z. y. Chen, S. j. Chen & X. x. Huang. 1989. Chromosome counts on one hundred species and infraspecific taxa. Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 5: 161–176.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   (24, 36, 65, 72, 96), 120 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1989. Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave. Cytologia 54: 667–672.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 IPCN online Vijayavalli, B. & P. M. Mathew. 1990. Cytotax. Liliaceae Allied Fam. Continental Publishers, Kerala, India.
!   Agave americana var. mediopicta Trel. Agave americana L.   90 IPCN online Bhattacharyya, G. N. 1968. Chromosomes in different species of Agave. J. Cytol. Genet. 3: 1–6.
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   20 Kumar, 1987 Miiller, C. 1912
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 Kumar, 1987 MacKelvey, S.D. & Sax, K. 1933 ; Matsuura, H. & Suta, T. 1935
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60, 120, 180 (118, 119) Kumar, 1987 Granick, E.B. 1944
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 Kumar, 1987 Inariyama, S. 1937; Sharma, A.K. & Bhattacharyya, U .C. 1961 c
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 (44, 96, 104, 110, 115, 125, 134) Kumar, 1987 Sharma, A.K. & Bhattacharyya, U.C. 1962
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120, 240 Kumar, 1987 Sato, D. 1935b, 1938, 1942
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120,180,60 eFlora  
  Agave americana var. americana Agave americana L.   120 eFlora  
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   20 Fedorov, 1974 Muller C. 1912
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 Fedorov, 1974 McKelvey, Sax 1933
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 Fedorov, 1974 Matsuura, Suto 1935
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60, 120, 180 (118, 119) Fedorov, 1974 Granick 1944
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 Fedorov, 1974 Inariyama 1937
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 (44, 96, 104 Fedorov, 1974 Sharma A. K., Bhattacharyya U. C. 1962
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120, 240 Fedorov, 1974 Sato D. 1935b, 1938, 1942
!   Agave melliflua Trel. Agave americana L.   120 Fedorov, 1974 Granick 1944
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60, 120, 180 Darlington, 1955 Granick 1944
!   Agave americana subsp. americana Agave americana L.   120, 226 Darlington, 1955 Sato 1935
!   Agave melliflua Trel. Agave americana L.   120 Darlington, 1955 Granick 1944
!   Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 C-values database Banerjee S, Sharma AK. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85-90.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 C-values database Banerjee S, Sharma AK. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85-90.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 Cave1962 Sharma & Bhatt. 1962
!   Agave americana subsp. americana Agave americana L.   120 Cave1962 Sharma & Bhatt. 1962
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   104 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   110 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   115 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   118 CromoCat 2015 Granick, E. B. (1944). A. karyosystematic study of the genus Agave. Amer. J. Bot. 31: 283-298.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   119 CromoCat 2015 Granick, E. B. (1944). A. karyosystematic study of the genus Agave. Amer. J. Bot. 31: 283-298.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Granick, E. B. (1944). A. karyosystematic study of the genus Agave. Amer. J. Bot. 31: 283-298.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Inariyama, S. (1937). Karyotype studies in Amaryllidaceae. I. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Kyoiku Daigaku Sect. B 3: 95-113.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1935). Analysis of karyotypes in Yucca, Agave and related genera with special reference to the phylogenetic significance. Jap. J. Genet. 11: 272-278.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1938). Karyotype alteration and phylogeny. IV. Karyotype in Amaryllidaceae with special reference to the SAT-chromosome. Cytologia 9: 203-242.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1942a). Karyotype alteration and phylogeny in Liliaceae and allied families. I. & II. Jap. J. Bot. 12(1-2): 57-161.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   120 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   125 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   134 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   180 CromoCat 2015 Granick, E. B. (1944). A. karyosystematic study of the genus Agave. Amer. J. Bot. 31: 283-298.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   20 CromoCat 2015 Müller, C. (1912). Kernstudien an Pflanzen. I-II. Arch. Zellforsch. 8: 1-51.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   24 CromoCat 2015 Banerjee, S. & Sharma, A. K. (1989). Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave Cytologia 54: 667-672
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   240 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1935). Analysis of karyotypes in Yucca, Agave and related genera with special reference to the phylogenetic significance. Jap. J. Genet. 11: 272-278.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   240 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1938). Karyotype alteration and phylogeny. IV. Karyotype in Amaryllidaceae with special reference to the SAT-chromosome. Cytologia 9: 203-242.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   240 CromoCat 2015 Satô, D. (1942a). Karyotype alteration and phylogeny in Liliaceae and allied families. I. & II. Jap. J. Bot. 12(1-2): 57-161.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   36 CromoCat 2015 Banerjee, S. & Sharma, A. K. (1989). Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave Cytologia 54: 667-672
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   44 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Doughty, L. R. (1936). Chromosome behaviour in relation to genetics of Agave. I. Seven species of fibre Agave. J. Genet. 33: 197-205.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Granick, E. B. (1944). A. karyosystematic study of the genus Agave. Amer. J. Bot. 31: 283-298.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 CromoCat 2015 MacKelvey, S. D. & Sax, K. (1933). Taxonomic and cytological relationships of Yucca and Agave. J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 76-81.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Matsuura, H. & Sutô, T. (1935). Contributions to the idiogram study in Phanerogamous plants. I. J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Imp. Univ., Ser. 5, Bot. 5: 33-75.
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   65 CromoCat 2015 Banerjee, S. & Sharma, A. K. (1989). Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave Cytologia 54: 667-672
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   72 CromoCat 2015 Banerjee, S. & Sharma, A. K. (1989). Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave Cytologia 54: 667-672
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   90 CromoCat 2015 Bhattacharya, G. N. (1968). Chromosomes in different species of Agave. Journal of Cytology and Genetics 3: 1-6
  Agave americana L. Agave americana L.   96 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & U. C. Bhattacharyya. (1962). A cytological study of the factors influencing evolution in Agave. Cellule 62: 259-279.