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CCDBAngiospermsCactaceaeOpuntiaOpuntia aciculata Griffiths

4 chromosome counts in Opuntia aciculata Griffiths:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Opuntia engelmannii var. flexospina (Griffiths) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava Opuntia aciculata Griffiths 33   IPCN online Pinkava, D. J., J. P. Rebman & M. A. Baker. 1998. Chromosome numbers in some cacti of western North America---VII. Haseltonia 6: 32–41.
!   Opuntia aciculata Griffiths Opuntia aciculata Griffiths   44 IPCN73-74 YUASA, H., H. SHIMIZU, S. KASHIWAI, & N. KONDO. 1974. Chromosome numbers and their bearing on the geographic distribution in the subfamily Opuntioideae (Cactaceae). Rep. Inst. Breed. Research, Tokyo Univ. Agri. No. 4: 1-10.
!   Opuntia aciculata Griffiths Opuntia aciculata Griffiths   44 eFlora  
!   Opuntia engelmannii var. flexospina (Griffiths) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava Opuntia aciculata Griffiths   66 eFlora