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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Cucurbita → Cucurbita pepo L.

26 chromosome counts in Cucurbita pepo L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Slovakia Database Májovský J. et al., 1978: Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora (Part 6). - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 26: 1-42.
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   10, 22, 24, 28, 40, 44 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=2196
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 IPCN online Li, R. q. 1989. Studies on Karyotypes of Vegetables in China
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   10 IPCN online HINDAKOVA, M. 1978. In Index of chromosome numbers of Slovakian flora. Part 6. Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. 26: 1–42.
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 IPCN online Chen, R. y., W. q. Song, X. l. Li, M. x. Li, G. l. Liang, Z. p. An, C. b. Chen, Z. x. Qi & Y. z. Sun. 2003. Chromosome Atlas of Major Economic Plants Genome in China, Vol. 2, Chromosome Atlas of Crops and their Wild Kindred Plants in China Relatives. Science Press, Beijing.
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   10 IPCN75-78 Hindakova 1978
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   22 Kumar, 1987 Doutreligne, J. (Fedorov)
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   24 Kumar, 1987 Lundegardh, H. 1914b
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   28 Kumar, 1987 Delay, C. 1947
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Kumar, 1987 Kozhuchow, Z.A. (Fedorov) ; Castet- ter, E.F. 1930 ; Erwin, A.T. & Haber, B.S. 1930 ; Whitaker, T.W. 1930, 1956 ; Ruttle, M.L. 1931b ; Weiling, F. 1959 ; Varghese, B.M. 1971
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40-42, 44-46 Kumar, 1987 Lewitsky (Fedorov)
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   80 Kumar, 1987 Janaki Ammal, E.K. (D.1955)
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 Doutreligne 1932
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 LundegArdh 1914b
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   28 Fedorov, 1974 Delay 1947
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Komyxos 1925, 1930, 1934
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Castetter 1930
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Erwin, Haber 1930
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 D. 1955)
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Whitaker 1930, , 1956
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Ruttle 1931b
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Welling 1959
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40-42, 44-46 Fedorov, 1974 JleBBTCKHii (BaBliJIOB 1925)
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 Darlington, 1955 Erwin & H. 1930
!   Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L.   40 C-values database Arumuganathan K, Earle ED. 1991. Nuclear DNA content of some important plant species. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 9: 208-218.
  Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbita pepo L. 20   Cave1958 Whitaker 1956