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CCDBAngiospermsCactaceaeMelocactusMelocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.

4 chromosome counts in Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.   44 IAPT/IOPB  
!   Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.   44 IAPT/IOPB  
  Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb. Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.   22, 44 IPCN online Assis, J. G. A., A. L. P. C. Oliveira, S. V. Resende, J. F. V. Senra & M. Machado. 2003. Chromosome numbers in Brazilian Melocactus (Cactaceae). Bradleya 21/2003: 1–6.
  Melocactus douradaensis Hovens & Strecker Melocactus zehntneri (Britton & Rose) Luetzelb.   22 IPCN online Das, A. B., S. Mohanty & P. Das. 1998. Variation in karyotype and 4C DNA content in six species of Melocactus of the family Cactaceae. Cytologia 63: 9–16.