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CCDBAngiospermsCompositaeEriocephalusEriocephalus africanus L.

4 chromosome counts in Eriocephalus africanus L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Eriocephalus africanus var. africanus Eriocephalus africanus L.   36(1) Asteracea Nordenstam 1969 Botaniska Notiser
  Eriocephalus africanus L. Eriocephalus africanus L.   36 IPCN67-71 NORDENSTAM, B. 1969. Chromosome studies on South African vascular plants. Bot. Notiser 122: 398-408.
  Eriocephalus africanus var. africanus Eriocephalus africanus L.   18 Oberlander, 2016 Muller, Herman & Kolberg, 2001
  Eriocephalus africanus var. africanus Eriocephalus africanus L.   36 Oberlander, 2016 Muller, Herman & Kolberg, 2001