Prof. Itay Mayrose Lab – Plant Evolution, Bioinformatics, & Comparative Genomics
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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Cucumis → Cucumis melo L.
89 chromosome counts in Cucumis melo L.:
| Name | Accepted Name | Gametophytic(n) | Sporophytic(2n) | Data Source | reference | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | flora of NW Europe | http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=2193 | ||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN65 | Shimotsuma 1965 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 11, 12 | 20, 22, 24 | IPCN65 | Chandola et al. 1965 | ||
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Sidhu, M. & S. S. Bir. 1983. Karyological studies on weeds on cultivable lands in Punjab, India. Trop. Plant Sci. Res. 1: 1–13. | ||
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | 24 | IPCN online | Sidhu, M. K. 1979. Distributional and cytological studies of the weed flora of cultivable fields of Patiala district (Panjab). Ph.D. Thesis, Patiala. 1-230. 1979. | |
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | 24 | IPCN online | Bir, S. S. & M. Sidhu. 1979. Cytological observations in weed fiora of orchards of Paticla district, Punjab. Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (New Delhi). 7: 261–271. | |
| Cucumis pubescens Willd. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ayyangar, K. R. 1976. Karyo-taxonomy, karyo-genetics and karyogeography of Cucurbitaceae. In P.K.K. Nair (editor), Aspects of Plant Sciences Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers, New Delhi. 2: 85–116. | |||
| Cucumis pubescens Willd. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Beevy, S. S. & P. Kuriachan. 1996. Chromosome numbers of south Indian Cucurbitaceae and a note on the cytological evolution in the family. J. Cytol. Genet. 31(1): 65–71. | |||
| Cucumis pubescens Willd. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Sanjappa, M. 1979. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXIII. Taxon 28: 274–275. | |||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Sen, R. & K. B. Datta. 1978. Cytological studies in some Indian cultivated varieties of Cucumis L. J. Cytol. Genet. 13: 16–22. | |||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Beevy, S. S. & P. Kuriachan. 1996. Chromosome numbers of south Indian Cucurbitaceae and a note on the cytological evolution in the family. J. Cytol. Genet. 31(1): 65–71. | |||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Bir, S. S. & M. Sidhu. 1975. Weed flora of cultivable lands in Punjab maize fields in Patiala district. Acta Bot. Indica 3: 136–141. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Li, R. q. 1989. Studies on Karyotypes of Vegetables in China | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Ayyangar, K. R. 1983. On the meiotic disparity between two cultivars of Cucumis melo Linn. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 70(3–VI): 79. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Sen, R. & K. B. Datta. 1978. Cytological studies in some Indian cultivated varieties of Cucumis L. J. Cytol. Genet. 13: 16–22. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo 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 melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ramachandran, C. & V. S. Seshadri. 1986. Cytological analysis of the genome of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). Z. Pflanzenz;auucht. 96: 25–38. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo 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 melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ezura, H., H. Amagai, K. Yoshioka & K. Oosawa. 1992. Efficient production of tetraploid melon (Cucumis melo L.) by somatic embryogenesis. Jap. J. Breed. 42: 137–144. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Yamaguchi, J. & T. Shiga. 1993. Characteristics of regenerated plants via protoplast electrofusion between melon (Cucumis melo) and pumpkin (interspecific hybrid, Cucurbita maxima @x C. moschata). Jap. J. Breed. 43: 173–182. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Chen, R. y. 1993. (editor), Chromosome Atlas of Chinese Fruit Trees and Their Close Wild Relatives. Chromosome Atlas Chin. Princ. Econ. Pl. 1. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Sen, R. & K. B. DATTA. 1976. Intervarietal differences in karyotypes of Cucumis melo L. (Cucurbitaceae). Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 63:127. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24+1-3B | IPCN online | SINGH, A. K. & K. S. Yadava. 1978. Cytogenetical investigation in Cucumis L. B-chromosomes in two Cucumis species. Curr. Sci. 47: 742–743. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 13-48 | IPCN online | He, H. l., R. Cai & J. s. Pan. 2002. Variations in chromosomal numbers of regenerated melon plants from somatic embryos. Hereditas (Beijing) 24(2): 166–170. | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Zhang, Y. b. 2005. Staining and slide-preparing technique of mitotic chromosomes and its use in karyotype determination of Cucumis melo L. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 25(9): 1735–1739. | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Samuel, R., S. Balasubramaniam & W. Morawetz. 1995. The karyology of some cultivated Cucurbitaceae of Sri Lanka. Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 24(1): 17–22. | ||
| Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. | Cucumis melo 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 melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. | Cucumis melo 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 melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller | Cucumis melo 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 melo var. agrestis Naudin | Cucumis melo 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 melo var. agrestis Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | 24 | IPCN online | Beevy, S. S. & P. Kuriachan. 1996. Chromosome numbers of south Indian Cucurbitaceae and a note on the cytological evolution in the family. J. Cytol. Genet. 31(1): 65–71. | ||
| Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN online | Khatoon, S. & S. I. Ali. 1993. Chromosome Atlas of the Angiosperms of Pakistan. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi. | |||
| Cucumis melo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ghaffari, S. M. & M. A. Shahbake. 1995. Chromosome studies of some varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). J. Sci. Univ. Tehran 21(1): 65–70. | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Li, R. q. 1989. Studies on Karyotypes of Vegetables in China | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ghaffari, S. M. & M. A. Shahbake. 1995. Chromosome studies of some varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). J. Sci. Univ. Tehran 21(1): 65–70. | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (L.) Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ghaffari, S. M. & M. A. Shahbake. 1995. Chromosome studies of some varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). J. Sci. Univ. Tehran 21(1): 65–70. | ||
| Cucumis melo subsp. melo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | 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. | |||
| Cucumis melo var. melo | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | 24 | IPCN online | Beevy, S. S. & P. Kuriachan. 1996. Chromosome numbers of south Indian Cucurbitaceae and a note on the cytological evolution in the family. J. Cytol. Genet. 31(1): 65–71. | ||
| Cucumis melo var. conomon (Thunb.) Makino | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Zhang, Y. b. 2005. Staining and slide-preparing technique of mitotic chromosomes and its use in karyotype determination of Cucumis melo L. Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 25(9): 1735–1739. | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Ser. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ghaffari, S. M. & M. A. Shahbake. 1995. Chromosome studies of some varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). J. Sci. Univ. Tehran 21(1): 65–70. | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. inodorus H. Jacq. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN online | Ghaffari, S. M. & M. A. Shahbake. 1995. Chromosome studies of some varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). J. Sci. Univ. Tehran 21(1): 65–70. | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN67-71 | TRIVEDI, R.N., & R.P. ROY. 1970. Cytological studies in Cucumis and Citrullus. Cytologia 35: 561-569. | ||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN75-78 | Sen & Datta 1976 | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo subsp. vulgaris (H. Jacq.) Pangalo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN75-78 | Murin 1978 | ||
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | IPCN73-74 | SINGH, A.K. & R.P. ROY. 1974. Karyological studies in Cucumis (L.). Caryologia 27: 153-160. | ||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24, 48 | IPCN73-74 | DUMAS DE VALUX, R. 1970. Mise au point d'une methode de denombrement des chromosomes chez le melon (Cucumis melo L.). Ann. Amelior. Pl. 20: 375-378. | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | IPCN73-74 | SINGH, A.K. & R.P. ROY. 1974. Karyological studies in Cucumis (L.). Caryologia 27: 153-160. | ||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | IPCN73-74 | BI.R, S.S., I M. SIDHU. 197 4. In IOPB chromosome number reports XLIV. Taxon 23: 373-380. | |||
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1974 | ||
| ! | Cucumis callosus (Rottler) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Bir, S.S. & Sidhu, M. 1980 | ||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | Kumar, 1987 | Janaki Ammal (D. 1945) ; Dane, F & Tsuchiya, T. 1976 | |||
| Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Bir, S.S. & Sidhu, M. 1974 | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 20, 22, 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Chandola, R.P. et al. 1965 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Kozbuchow, Z.A. (Fedorov); Lewi- tsky (Fedorov) ; McKay, J.W. 1930, 1931 ; Passmore, S.F. 1930; Whitaker, T.W. 1930, 1933b ; Morinaga, T. & Fukushima, E. 1931a ; Yamaha, G. & Suematsu, S. 1936 ; Kurita, M. 1939; Bhadhuri, P.N. & Bose, P.C. 1947 ; Delay, C. 1947 ; Batra, S. 1952; Macchia, F. & Pacucci, G. 1961 ; Roy, R.P. & Misbra, A.R. 1962; Vasil, I.K. 1962; Sen, R. & Datta, K.B. /1976 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1974 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naudin | Cucumis melo L. | 24, 48 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1975b | ||
| ! | Cucumis pubescens Willd. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Ayyangar, K.R. 1969; Sanjappa, M. 1979 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1974 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. | Cucumis melo L. | 24, 48 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1975b | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1974 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. melo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Singh, A.K. & Roy, R.P. 1974 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. zard Gabaev | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Kumar, 1987 | Trivedi, R.N. & Roy, R.P. 1970 | ||
| ! | Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Apaparn:H 1939r | ||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 20, 22, 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Chandola et al. 1965 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | KOJKyXOB 1925, 1930, 1934 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | JleBHTCKHii (BaBBJIOB 1925) | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | McKay 1930, 1931 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Passmore 1930 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Whitaker 1930, 1933b | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Morinaga, Fukushima 1931a | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Yamaha, Suematsu 1936 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Kurita 1939 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Bhaduri, Bose 1947 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Delay 1947 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Batra 1952 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Macchia, Pacucci 1961 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Roy R. P., Misbra | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | A. R. 1962 | |||
| Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | Vasil 1962 | |||
| ! | Cucumis microcarpus (Alef.) Pangalo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Fedorov, 1974 | ApapaTHH 1939r | ||
| ! | Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | Fedorov, 1974 | J'anaki Ammal | ||
| ! | Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | Fedorov, 1974 | D. 1945) | ||
| ! | Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | Darlington, 1955 | EKJ* | ||
| ! | Cucumis chinensis (Pangalo) Pangalo | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Darlington, 1955 | |||
| ! | Cucumis flexuosus L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Darlington, 1955 | |||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 24 | Darlington, 1955 | Yamaha" & S. 1936 | ||
| ! | Cucumis trigonus Roxb. | Cucumis melo L. | 14 | C-values database | Ramachandran C, Narayan RKJ. 1985. Chromosomal DNA variation in Cucumis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 69: 497-502. | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo L. | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | Cave1963 | Vasil 1962 | ||
| ! | Cucumis melo var. momordica (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller | Cucumis melo L. | 12 | Cave1963 | Vasil 1962 |