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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Cucumis → Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin

4 chromosome counts in Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin 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 metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin   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 metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin   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 metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin   24 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.