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CCDB → Angiosperms → Asparagaceae → Asparagus → Asparagus falcatus L.

11 chromosome counts in Asparagus falcatus L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   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 falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. 1987. Chromosomal changes in speciation of Asparagus. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 29: 31–34.
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1985. Chromosome characteristics of Asparagus -- sapogenin yielding plant. Cytologia 50: 147–155.
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   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.
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   20 IPCN online Sheidai, M. & A. C. Inamdar. 1993. B-Chromosomes in Asparagus L. Nucleus (Calcutta) 36(3): 141–144.
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   20 IPCN online Sheidai, M. & A. C. Inamdar. 1997. Cytomorphology of Asparagus taxa using multivariate statistical analysis. Nucleus (Calcutta) 40(1,2): 7–12.
!   Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   20 IPCN75-78 Sen Sumitra 1978
!   Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 Kumar, 1987 Maccario, G. 1953 (Bozzini, A. 1959) ; Ishii, K. 1955
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Maccario 1953 (Bozzini 1959)
  Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Ishii K. 1955
!   Asparagus falcatus L. Asparagus falcatus L.   40 Cave1956supp Ishii 1955