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CCDB → Angiosperms → Capparaceae → Capparis → Capparis spinosa L.

21 chromosome counts in Capparis spinosa L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L. 12   IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 13
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 Flora Iberica Chromosome atlas of flowering plants. Darlintong, C. D. & A. P. Wylie.*(1955).
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 IPCN online Magulaev, A. J. 1979a. The chromosome numbers of flowering plants in the Northern Caucasus. Part 3. Flora of the North Caucasus and questions of its history,. 3: 101–106.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 IPCN online Al-Turki, T. A., S. A. Filfilan & S. F. Mehmood. 2000. A cytological study of flowering plants from Saudi Arabia. Willdenowia 30: 339–358.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 IPCN67-71 MURIN, A., & I.I. CHAUDHRI. 1970. In IOPB chromosome number reports XXVI. Taxon 19: 264-269. 70-322 NAG, K.K., & B.M. JOHRI. 1969. Organogenesis and chromosomal constitution in embryo callus of Nuytsia floribunda. Phytomorphology 19: 405-408.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L. 19   IPCN73-74 AMIN. A. 1972. Seven chromosome numbers of Egyptian plants. Bot. Notiser 125: 537-538.
!   Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 Kumar, 1987 Schiller, J. 1928
!   Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 Kumar, 1987 Taylor, W.R. 1925 ; Kuhn, E. 1928b ; Murin, A. & Chaudhri, I.I. 1970; Amin, A. 1972
!   Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 eFlora  
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Schiller 1928
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 Fedorov, 1974 Taylor W. R. 1925c trifolio
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 Fedorov, 1974 Kuhn 1928b et T
!   Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 Darlington, 1955 Taylor 1925c
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L. 0 12 CromoCat 2015 Kaur, D. & Singhal, V. K (2012). IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 13 Taxon 61:894-895
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 CromoCat 2015 Magulaev, A. Y. (1979). The chromosome numbers of flowering plants in the Northern Caucasus. Part 3. Flora of the North Caucasus and questions of its history. Willdenowia 3: 101-106.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   24 CromoCat 2015 Schiller, J. (1928). Uber den verlauf der Kernteilung bei Capparis mit Dauerchromosomen. Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 69: 491-500.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 CromoCat 2015 Al-Turki, T. A., Filfilan, S. A. & Mehmood, S. F. Al-Turki, T. A., S. A. Filfilan & S. F. Mehmood (2000). A cytological study of flowering plants from Saudi Arabia Willdenowia 30: 339–358
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 CromoCat 2015 Kuhn, E. (1928b). Zur frage der querteilung der chromosomen in der somatischen prophase von Capparis spinosa. Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 46: 682-686.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 CromoCat 2015 Murín, A. & A. Chaudhri. (1970). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports XXVI]. Taxon 19(2): 266-268.
  Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 CromoCat 2015 Taylor, W. R. (1925). Chromosome constrictions as distinguishing characteristics in plants. Amer. J. Bot. 12: 238-244.
!   Capparis spinosa L. Capparis spinosa L.   38 CromoCat 2015 Runemark, H. (1996). Mediterranean chromosome number reports-6 Fl. Medit. 6: 223-243.