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37 chromosome counts in Commelina communis L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Slovakia Database Májovský J. et al., 1978: Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora (Part 6). - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 26: 1-42.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Slovakia Database Májovský J., Uhríková A., Javorčíková D., Mičieta K., Králik E., Dúbravcová Z., Feráková V., Murín A., Černušáková D., Hindáková M., Schwarzová T. & Záborský J., 2000: Prvý doplnok karyotaxonomického prehľadu flóry Slovenska. - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. Supplementum Nr. 1: 1-127.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Slovakia Database Letz R., Uhríková A. & Májovský J., 1999: Chromosome numbers of several interesting taxa of the flora of Slovakia. - Biologia (Bratislava) 54/1: 43-49.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Slovakia Database Feráková V., 1976: Ďalší výskyt karanténnej buriny Commelina communis L. na Slovensku. - Biologia (Bratislava) 31/4: 281-282.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Slovakia Database Feráková V., 1976: Ďalší výskyt karanténnej buriny Commelina communis L. na Slovensku. - Biologia (Bratislava) 31/4: 281-282.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48 IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 5
!   Commelina communis f. caeruleopurpurascens Makino Commelina communis L. 22 44 IPCN65 Fukumoto 1965
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L. 23, 44 46, 88 IPCN65 Fukumoto 1965
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   c.48 IPCN online Probatova, N. S. & A. P. Sokolovskaya. 1986. Chromosome numbers of the vascular plants from the far east of the USSR. Bot. Zhurn. SSSR 71: 1572–1575.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   16, 22, 28, 32, 36, 40, etc. IPCN online Zheng, J. y., C. y. Gu & R. y. Chen. 1989. Cytotaxonomical studies on Commelinaceae in China I. Chromosome numbers and karyotypes of some Chinese species. Pp. 363--368 in D. Hong (editor), Plant Chromosome Research 1987.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   88+1B IPCN online Palomino H., G., B. V. Benítez, P. M. Almeraya & P. M. Ruaro. 1990. Estudios cromosómicos en seis especies Mexicanas de Comelináceas. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 50: 77–87.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   84 IPCN online Xu, B. s., R. f. Weng & M. z. Zhang. 1992. Chromosome numbers of Shanghai plants I. Invest. Stud. Nat. 12: 48–65.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   22 IPCN online Wang, F., J. p. Jin, Q. h. Wang & Y. h. Fang. 1994. The karyotype analysis of Commelina in Zhejiang. Guihaia 14(4): 354–356.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 IPCN online Letz, R., A. Uhríková & J. Májovský. 1999. Chromosome numbers of several interesting taxa of the flora of Slovakia. Biologia (Bratislava) 54: 43–49.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   44-53, 86, 88, 90 IPCN online Fujishima, H. 1981. Karyological studies on Commelinaceae, Vl. Chromosome numbers in Commelina communis complex and their geographical distribution in Japan. Kromosomo 21–22: 605–610.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L. 24 48 IPCN online Fukumoto, K. 1979. Examination of chromosome numbers and karyotypes in the genus Commelina II. Intraspecific variation of the chromosome number in Commelina communis L. Kromosomo 13: 350–354.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 IPCN online Murin, A. 1978. In Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora. Part 6. Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. 26: 1–42.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   62 IPCN online Chen, R. y., W. q. Song, X. l. Li, M. x. Li, G. l. Liang & C. b. Chen. 2003. Chromosome Atlas of Major Economic Plants Genome in China, Vol. 3, Chromosome Atlas of Garden Flowering Plants in China. Science Press, Beijing.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   44, 48, 86, 88, 90 IPCN online Fujishima, H., J. Won & C. Lee. 2004. A karyotypical study in Commelina communis L. in the Korean Peninsula. Chromosome Sci. 8: 35–44.
  Commelina communis f. albiflora Makino Commelina communis L. 44 88 IPCN online Fukumoto, K. 1979. Examination of chromosome numbers and karyotypes in the genus Commelina II. Intraspecific variation of the chromosome number in Commelina communis L. Kromosomo 13: 350–354.
!   Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   22, 44 IPCN72 HSU, C-C. 1972. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (V). Cytotaxonomy on some monocotyledons. Taiwania 17: 48-65.
!   Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L. 11   IPCN67-71 HSU, C.-c. 1967. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (I). Taiwania No. 13: 117-130.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 IPCN75-78 Murin 1978
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L. 22, 23, 44 44, 46, 88 IPCN73-74 FUJISHIMA, H., & S. TACHIBANA. 197 3. Two ecological types in Commeli\ communis. !den 27(3): 69-73.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   36 Fedorov, 1974 Wada (Mitsukuri, Kobayashi 1962)
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   42+2, 52 Fedorov, 1974 Morton J. K. 1967
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   44, 46, 88, 90 Fedorov, 1974 Fukumoto 1964
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48, 90 Fedorov, 1974 Mitsukuri 1947
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48, 90 Fedorov, 1974 D. 1955)
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48, 90 Fedorov, 1974 Mitsukuri, Kobayashi 1962
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   ~, 84 Fedorov, 1974 Smith E. B. 1964b
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   90 Fedorov, 1974 Berger et al. 1952
!   Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48, 90 Darlington, 1955 Mitsukuri 1947
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   22 CromoCat 2015 Wang, F., J. -P. Jin, Q. -H. Wang & Y. -H. Fang (1994). The karyotype analysis of Commelina in Zheijang. Guihaia 14(4):354-356
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   48 CromoCat 2015 Probatova, N. S., Seledets, V. P. & Rudyka, E. G. (2008). IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 5 Taxon 57(2): 553-562
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   84 CromoCat 2015 Xu, B.-S., R.-F. Weng & M.-Z. Zhang. (1992). Chromosome numbers of Shangai plants I. Invest. Stud. Nat. (Shangai) 12: 48-65.
  Commelina communis L. Commelina communis L.   88+1B CromoCat 2015 Palomino, H., G.B. Vázquez Benítez, P. Martínez Almeraya & P. Mercado Ruaro (1990). Estudios cromosómicos en seis especies Mexicanas de Comelináceas. Bol. Soc. Bot., México. 50:77-87