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9 chromosome counts in Cucumis africanus L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L.   24 IPCN65 Shimotsuma 1965
!   Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L. 12 24 IPCN online Yadava, K. S., A. K. Singh & H. C. Arya. 1984. Cytogenetic investigation in Cucumis L. I. Meiotic analysis in twenty- four Cucumis species. Cytologia 49: 1–9.
!   Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L.   24 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
!   Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L.   48 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
  Cucumis hookeri Naudin Cucumis africanus L. 12 24 IPCN online Yadava, K. S., A. K. Singh & H. C. Arya. 1984. Cytogenetic investigation in Cucumis L. I. Meiotic analysis in twenty- four Cucumis species. Cytologia 49: 1–9.
  Cucumis hookeri Naudin Cucumis africanus L.   24 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
!   Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L.   24 IPCN75-78 Dane & Tsuchiya 1976
!   Cucumis hookeri Naudin Cucumis africanus L.   24 IPCN75-78 Dane & Tsuchiya 1976
!   Cucumis africanus L. Cucumis africanus L.   24 C-values database Ramachandran C, Narayan RKJ. 1985. Chromosomal DNA variation in Cucumis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 69: 497-502.