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CCDBAngiospermsDioscoreaceaeDioscoreaDioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège

3 chromosome counts in Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40,60 IPCN online Baquar, S. R. 1980. Chromosome behaviour in Nigerian yams (Dioscorea). Genetica 54: 1–9.
  Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40 Fedorov, 1974 Martin F. w., Ortiz 1963
!   Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40 C-values database Obidiegwu JE, Rodriguez E, Ene-obong EE, Loureiro J, Muoneke CO, Santos C, Kolesnikova-Allen M, Asiedu R. 2009. Estimation of the nuclear DNA content in some representative of genus Dioscorea. Scientific Research and Essays 4: 448-452.