Prof. Itay Mayrose Lab – Plant Evolution, Bioinformatics, & Comparative Genomics
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CCDB → Angiosperms → Asparagaceae → Asparagus → Asparagus africanus Lam.
5 chromosome counts in Asparagus africanus Lam.:
| Name | Accepted Name | Gametophytic(n) | Sporophytic(2n) | Data Source | reference | ||
| Asparagus africanus Lam. | Asparagus africanus Lam. | 20 | IPCN online | Renard, R., J. Lambinon, M. Reekmans, P. v. Veken & M. Govaert. 1983. Nombres chromosomiques de quelques Angiospermes du Rwanda, du Burundi et du Kenya. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 53: 342–371. | |||
| Asparagus cooperi Baker | Asparagus africanus Lam. | 40 | IPCN online | Kar, D. K. 1985. Cytology, phytochemistry and tissue-culture of Asparagus -- a sapogenin source. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 72: 229. | |||
| Asparagus cooperi Baker | Asparagus africanus Lam. | 40 | IPCN online | Kar, D. K. 1987. Chromosomal changes in speciation of Asparagus. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 29: 31–34. | |||
| Asparagus cooperi Baker | Asparagus africanus Lam. | 40 | IPCN online | Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1985. Chromosome characteristics of Asparagus -- sapogenin yielding plant. Cytologia 50: 147–155. | |||
| Asparagus cooperi Baker | Asparagus africanus Lam. | 40 | IPCN online | Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1984. A correlation between sapogenin content and ploidy level in the genus Asparagus. Cell Chromosome Res. 7: 10–15. |