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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Cucumis → Cucumis prophetarum L.

18 chromosome counts in Cucumis prophetarum L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 IPCN65 Shimotsuma 1965
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L. 12   IPCN65 Baquar et al. 1965
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum 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 prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 IPCN online Raamsdonk, L. W. D. v. & D. C. Visser. 1991. Autotetraploidy in Cucumis zeyheri and a derived new species C. diniae (Cucurbitaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 12: 327–334.
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   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 prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   48 IPCN online Dane, F. & T. Tsuchiya. 1976. Chromosome studies in the genus Cucumis. Euphytica 25: 367–374.
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum 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 prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 IPCN67-71 TRIVEDI, R.N., & R.P. ROY. 1970. Cytological studies in Cucumis and Citrullus. Cytologia 35: 561-569.
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   48 IPCN75-78 Dane & Tsuchiya 1976
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Kumar, 1987 Kozhuchow, Z.A. (Fedorov) ; Hage- rup, O. 1932 ; Delay, C. 1947 ; Miege, J. 1960a ; Baquar, S.R. et al. 1965; Trivedi, R.N. & Roy, R.P. 1970
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24, 48 Kumar, 1987 Dane, F. & Tsuchiya, T. 1976
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 KomyxoB 1930, 1934
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Hagerup 1932
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Delay 1947
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Miege 1960a
  Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Baquar et at, 1965
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 Darlington, 1955  
!   Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucumis prophetarum L.   24 C-values database Ramachandran C, Narayan RKJ. 1985. Chromosomal DNA variation in Cucumis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 69: 497-502.