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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Cucumis → Cucumis anguria L.

18 chromosome counts in Cucumis anguria L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.) A. Meeuse Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN65 Shimotsuma 1965
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online SINGH, A. K. & K. S. Yadava. 1984. Cytogenetics of Cucumis L. IV. Comparative study of natural and induced polyploids. Cytologia 49: 183–192.
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Nijs, A. P. M. d. & D. L. Visser. 1985. Relationships between African species of the genus Cucumis L. estimated by the production, vigour and fertility of F1 hybrids. Euphytica 34: 279–290.
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Ramachandran, C. & R. K. J. Narayan. 1990. Satellite DNA specific to knob heterochromatin in Cucumis metuliferus (Cucurbitaceae). Genetica 80: 129–138.
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Carvalheira, G. M. G., M. Guerra, G. A. d. Santos, V. C. d. Andrade & M. C. A. d. Farias. 1991. Citogenética de angiospermas coletadas em Pernambuco---IV. Acta Bot. Brasil. 5(2): 37–51.
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
!   Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.) A. Meeuse Cucumis anguria 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 anguria var. longipes (Hook.) A. Meeuse Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Nijs, A. P. M. d. & D. L. Visser. 1985. Relationships between African species of the genus Cucumis L. estimated by the production, vigour and fertility of F1 hybrids. Euphytica 34: 279–290.
!   Cucumis longipes Hook. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
!   Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN75-78 Dane & Tsuchiya 1976
!   Cucumis longipes Hook. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN75-78 Dane & Tsuchiya 1976
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 IPCN73-74 SINGH, A.K. & R.P. ROY. 1974. Karyological studies in Cucumis (L.). Caryologia 27: 153-160.
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 Whitaker 1930
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 Homyxos 1934
  Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Homyxon 1930
!   Cucumis erinaceus Naudin ex Huber Cucumis anguria L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Komyxos 1930
!   Cucumis anguria L. Cucumis anguria L.   24 Darlington, 1955 V
!   Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.) A. Meeuse Cucumis anguria L.   24 C-values database Ramachandran C, Narayan RKJ. 1985. Chromosomal DNA variation in Cucumis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 69: 497-502.