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CCDB → Angiosperms → Ericaceae → Vaccinium → Vaccinium myrtillus L.

35 chromosome counts in Vaccinium myrtillus L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Slovakia Database Mičieta K., 1982: Zytotaxonomischer Beitrag zur Flora des Javorníky-Gebirges II. - Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comen., Bot. 29: 55-61.
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 British Isles cytology Rutland, J.P. New Phytol. 40: 210-214 (1941)
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 British Isles cytology Hedberg, I., Hedberg, O. Bot. Not. 114: 397-399 (1961)
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=2453
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Flora Europaea I. & 0. Hedberg, 1961
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN online Laane, M. M. & T. Lie. 1985. Fremstilling av kromosompreparater med enkle metoder. Blyttia 1985: 7–15.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN online Arohonka, T. 1982. Chromosome counts of vascular plants of the island Seili in Nauvo, southwestern Finland. Turun Yliopiston Julkaisuja, Sar. A 2, Biol.-Geogr. 3: 1–12.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN online MacDougall, P. S. & S. P. V. Kloet. 1982. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXXVII. Taxon 31: 772–773.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12 24 IPCN online UOTILA, P. & K. Pellinen. 1985. Chromosome numbers in vascular plants from Finland. Acta Bot. Fenn. 130.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN online Magulaev, A. V. 1984. Cytotaxonomic study in some flowering plants of the North Caucasus. Bot. Zhurn. SSSR 69(4): 511–517.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN online Pashuk, K. T. 1987. Chromosome numbers in species of subalpine belt of Chernogora (Ukrainian Carpatians). Bot. Zhurn. 72: 1069–1074.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12 24 IPCN online Mĕsíček, J. 1992. In J. M|3esí|3ccek & V. Jav@0urková-Jarolímová, List of Chromosome Numbers of the Czech Vascular Plants. Academia, Praha.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12, 24   IPCN online Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1999. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus (Ericaceae). Brittonia 51(2): 231–254.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   20 IPCN online López Pacheco, M. J., J. I. A. Felpete, A. F. Rodrígues, R. A. Redondo & E. P. García. 2002. Números cromosómicos para la flora española. 810--814. Lagascalia 22: 153–155.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN67-71 LAANE, M.M. 1969. Further chromosome studies in Norwegian vascular plants. Blyttia 27: 5-17.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12 24 IPCN67-71 ROUSI, A. 1966. The use of North-European Vaccinium species in blueberry breeding. Act. Agric. Scand., Suppl. 16: 50-54.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12 24 IPCN67-71 ROUSI, A. 1967. Cytological observations on some species and hybrids of Vaccinium. Zuchter 36: 352-359.
!   Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. oreophilum (Rydb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve & B. M. Kapoor Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IPCN67-71 LOEVE, A, D. LOEVE, & B.M. KAPOOR. 1971. Cytotaxonomy of a century of Rocky Mountain orophytes. Arctic & Alpine Res. 3: 139-165.
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24,48 eFlora  
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Hagerup 1941a
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Rutland 1941
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 LOve A., Love D. 1956b
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Hedberg L., Hedberg 0. 1961
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Fedorov, 1974 Sorsa V. 1962
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 Darlington, 1955 Rutland 1941
!   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12   Cave1963 So!'sa 1962
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 24   CromoCat 2015 Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. (1999). The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus (Ericaceae) Brittonia 51(2): 231-254
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12   CromoCat 2015 Castroviejo & al. (2003). Flora Iberica (vol. I-VIII, X, XIV) Publicaciones del CSIC Madrid
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12   CromoCat 2015 Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. (1999). The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus (Ericaceae) Brittonia 51(2): 231-254
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. 12 24 CromoCat 2015 M?sí?ek J. et Jarolímová-Jav?rková V. (1992). List of chromosome numbers of the Czech vascular plants. Academia, Praha. p. 1-144.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   20 CromoCat 2015 López Pacheco, M. J., Felpete, J. I. A., Rodrígues, A. F., Redondo, R. A. & García, E. P. (2002). Números cromosómicos para la flora española. 810–814 Lagascalia 22: 153–155
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 CromoCat 2015 Laane, M. M. & Lie, T. (1985). Fremstilling av kromosompreparater med enkle metoder. Blyttia 1985: 7-15.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 CromoCat 2015 MacDougall, P. S. & van der Kloet, S. P. (1982). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXXVII]. Taxon 31(4): 772-773.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 CromoCat 2015 Pashuk, K. T. (1987). Chromosome number in species of subalpine belt of Chernogora (Ukrainian Carpathians). Bot. Žurn. 72(8): 1069-1074.
  Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L.   24 IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 22