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CCDBAngiospermsLeguminosaeLeucaenaLeucaena shannonii D. Sm.

5 chromosome counts in Leucaena shannonii D. Sm.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Leucaena shannonii D. Sm. Leucaena shannonii D. Sm. 26   IPCN online Pan, F. J. & J. L. Brewbaker. 1988. Cytological studies in the genus Leucaena Benth. Cytologia 53: 393–399.
!   Leucaena shannonii D. Sm. Leucaena shannonii D. Sm. 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 shannonii D. Sm. Leucaena shannonii D. Sm.   52, 56 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 shannonii D. Sm. Leucaena shannonii D. Sm.   52 IPCN online Schifino-Wittmann. 2000. Chromosome numbers and unreduced gametes in species of Leucaena Benth (Leguminosae)---new contributions for the taxonomy, evolutionary studies and breeding of the genus. Pages 181--190 in Cytogenetic studies of forest trees and shrubs - Review, present status and outlook on the future. (H. Guttenbeger, Z. Borzan, S. E. Schlarbaum, T. P. V. Hartman, eds.) Zvolen, Arbora Publishers. Forest Genetics (Special issue).
!   Leucaena shannonii D. Sm. Leucaena shannonii D. Sm.   52 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