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CCDBAngiospermsLeguminosaeLeucaenaLeucaena retusa Benth.

4 chromosome counts in Leucaena retusa Benth.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Leucaena retusa Benth. Leucaena retusa Benth. 28   IPCN online Pan, F. J. & J. L. Brewbaker. 1988. Cytological studies in the genus Leucaena Benth. Cytologia 53: 393–399.
  Leucaena retusa Benth. Leucaena retusa Benth. 28   IPCN online Sorensson, C. T. & J. L. Brewbaker. 1994. Interspecific compatibility among 15 Leucaena species (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) via artificial hybridizations. Amer. J. Bot. 81: 240–247.
  Leucaena retusa Benth. Leucaena retusa Benth.   52 IPCN online Cardoso, M. B., M. T. Schifino-Wittmann & M. H. Bodanese-Zanettini. 2000. Taxonomic and evolutionary implications of intraspecific variability in chromosome numbers of species of Leucaena Benth. (Leguminosae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 549–556.
!   Leucaena retusa Benth. Leucaena retusa Benth.   56 C-values database Hartman TPV et al. 2000. Cytogenetics, molecular cytogenetics & genome size in Leucaena. In: Guttenberger H et al. eds. Cytogenetic studies of forest trees & shrubs - review, present status & outlook on the future. Zvolen, Slovakia: Arbora Pub. 57-70