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95 chromosome counts in Medicago polymorpha L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CHROBASE MARIANI A. - 1963. Determinazione del numero cromosomico di alcune specie di Medicago con particolare riguardo alla Medicago tubercolata Willd.. Caryologia , 16(1): 139-142.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7   IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 12
!   Medicago nigra (L.) Krock. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Iberica Contribution la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosae, suppl. 1 Fernandes, A. & M. F. Santos.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 249: 173-196(1975).
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Iberica Contribuiao para o conhecimento citotaxonmico das spermatophyta de Portugal. IX. Cruciferae Fernandes, A. & M. Queirs.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 252: 79-164(1978).
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Iberica Contribution la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosae Fernandes, A. & M. F. Santos.Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 245: 177-225(1971).
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Iberica Nmeros cromosmicos para la flora espaola, 544-550. Luque, T., J. A. Mejas & Z. Daz Lifante.Lagascalia15(1): 130-133(1988).
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Iberica Studies on the flora of the Balearic Islands, I. Dahlgren, R., Th. Karlsson & P. Lassen.Bot. Not.124: 249-269(1971).
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=2955
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Flora Europaea Larsen, 1956a
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Kamari Mediterranean  
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Astanova, S. B. 1981. Chromosome numbers of Leguminosae of flora in Tajikistan. Dokl. Akad. Nauk Tadziksk. SSR. 24: 61–63. (In Russian).
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Karshibaev, H. K. 1992. Chromosome numbers of some Fabaceae in the Uzbekistan. Pp. 26–27 <in> Tezisy III Soveshchanie po Kariologii Rastenii.
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Magulaev, A. Y. 1992. About cytogeography of Medicago L. species in the northern Caucasus flora. Pp. 33–34 <in> Tezisy III Soveshchanie po Kariologii Rastenii.
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Falistocco, E. & M. Falcinelli. 1991. Cytological and morphological studies in Medicago hispida Gaertner (= M. polymorpha L.). Ann. Bot. (Rome) 49: 13–25.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Luque, T., J. A. Mejías & Z. D. Lifante. 1988. Números cromosómicos para la flora Española. 544--550. Lagascalia 15: 130–133.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7 14 IPCN online Agarwal, K. & P. K. Gupta. 1983. Cytological studies in the genus Medicago Linn. Cytologia 48: 781–793.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Sidhu, M. & S. S. Bir. 1983. Karyological studies on weeds on cultivable lands in Punjab, India. Trop. Plant Sci. Res. 1: 1–13.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 IPCN online Kumari, S. & S. S. Bir. 1990. Karyomorphological evolution in Papilionaceae. J. Cytol. Genet. 25: 173–219.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Díaz Lifante, Z., T. Luque & C. S. Bárbara. 1992. Chromosome numbers of plants collected during Iter Mediterraneum II in Israel. Bocconea 3: 229–250.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Mariani, A., F. Pupilli & O. Calderini. 1996. Cytological and molecular analysis of annual species of the genus Medicago. Canad. J. Bot. 74: 299–307.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Oberprieler, C. & R. Vogt. 1996. Chromosome numbers of North African phanerogams. VI. Some counts in Leguminosae. Willdenowia 25: 669–680.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online Mohamed, M. K. 1997. Chromosome counts in some flowering plants from Egypt. Egypt. J. Bot. 37(2): 129–156.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 8 16 IPCN online Sidhu, M. K. 1979. Distributional and cytological studies of the weed flora of cultivable fields of Patiala district (Panjab). Ph.D. Thesis, Patiala. 1-230. 1979.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7ü8ü 14ü16ü16ü16 IPCN online Bir, S. S. & S. Kumari. 1979. Cytological evolution of the leguminous flora of the Punjab plain. Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (New Delhi). 7: 252–260.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online LOON VAN, J. C. & H. D. JONG. 1978. In IOPB chromosome number reports LIX. Taxon 27: 53–61.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online KLIPHUIS, E. 1977. In IOPB chromosome number reports LVI. Taxon 26: 257–274.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN online LABADIE, J. 1976a. Contribution à l'etude caryosystematique des espeees halophiles du littoral languedocier (plus precisement, especes appartenant à la classe des Salicornietea). These, Universite du Languedoc. 222 pp.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Runemark, H. 2006. Mediterranean chromosome number reports 16 (1473--1571). Fl. Medit. 16: 408–425.
  Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN online Fernandes, A. & M. QUEIROS. 1978. Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxinomique des Spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosee (Suppl. 3). Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2 52: 79–164.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN72 GILLIES, C.B. 1971. Pachytene studies in 2n=14 species of Medicago. Genetica 42: 278-298.
!   Medicago nigra var. nigra Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN75-78 Fernandes & Santos 1975
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IPCN75-78 Labadie 1976a
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN75-78 Loon & Jong 1978
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN75-78 Kliphuis & Barkoudah 1977
!   Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN75-78 Fernandes & Queiros 1978
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN73-74 CLEMENT, W.M., JR. 1962. Chromosome numbers and taxonomic relationships in Medicago. Crop Sci. (Madison) 2: 25-28.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 IPCN73-74 DAHLGREN, R., TH. KARLSSON, & P. LASSEN. 1971. Studies on the flora I < the Balearic Islands. I. Chromosome numbers in Balearic angiosperms. sot. Notiser 124: 249~269.
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Kumar, 1987 Fernandes, A. & Santos, M.F. 1971 ; Gillies, C.B. 1971 ; Van Loon, J. Chr. & de Jong, H. 1978
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Kumar, 1987 Heyn, C. 1963
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Kumar, 1987 Labadie, J.P. 1979 ; Bir, S.S. & Kumari, S. 1980
  Medicago apiculata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Kumar, 1987 Ghimpu, V. 1929b, 1930
!   Medicago polymorpha var. apiculata (Willd.) Ooststr. & Reichg. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Kumar, 1987 Simon, J.P. & Simon, A. 1965
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Kumar, 1987 Ghimpu, V. 1929b, 1930 ; Sinskaya, E .N. (Fedorov)
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Kumar, 1987 Fryer, J .R. 1930 ; Tschechow, W.P. (Fedorov) ; Larsen, K. 1956b; Lesins, K. & Lesins, I. 1962 ; Mariani, A. 1963
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Kumar, 1987 Heiser, C.B. & Whitaker, T.W. 1948; Heyn,. C. 1956
!   Medicago lappacea Desr. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Kumar, 1987 Ghimpu, V. 1929b, 1930
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Ghimpu 1929b, 1930
  Medicago denticulata Willd. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 CHHcKaH 1950
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Fedorov, 1974 Fryer 1930 llexos 1932
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Fedorov, 1974 Larsen 1956b
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Fedorov, 1974 Lesins K., Lesins I. 1962
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Fedorov, 1974 Mariani 1963
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Fedorov, 1974 Heiser, Whitaker 1948
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Fedorov, 1974 Heyn C. 1956
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Ghimpu 1930
  Medicago lappacea Desr. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Ghimpu 1929b, 1930
!   Medicago nigra (L.) Krock. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Ghimpu 1929b, 1930
  Medicago pentacycla DC. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Ghimpu 1929b, 1930
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Fedorov, 1974 Heyn C. 1963
!   Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Darlington, 1955 Fryer 1930
!   Medicago nigra (L.) Krock. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Darlington, 1955 Ghimpu " 1929b
!   Medicago pentacycla DC. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 Darlington, 1955 Ghimpu 1929b
!   Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14, 16 Cave1956 Heyn
!   Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Cave1956 Larsen a
  Medicago hispida Gaertn. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 Cave1963 Lesins & L. 1962; Mariani 1963
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7   CromoCat 2015 Agarwal, K. & Gupta, P. K. (1983a). Cytological studies in the genus Medicago Linn. Cytologia 48: 781-793.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7   CromoCat 2015 Castroviejo & al. (2003). Flora Iberica (vol. I-VIII, X, XIV) Publicaciones del CSIC Madrid
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Agarwal, K. & Gupta, P. K. (1983a). Cytological studies in the genus Medicago Linn. Cytologia 48: 781-793.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 8   CromoCat 2015 Sidhu, M. K. (1979). Distributional and cytological studies of the weed flora of cultivable fields of Patiala district (Panjab). Ph.D. Thesis, Patiala. 1-230. 1979
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7ü8ü   CromoCat 2015 Bir, S. S. & Kumari, S. (1979). Cytological evolution of the leguminous flora of the Punjab plain Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (New Delhi). 7: 252–260
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L. 7 0 CromoCat 2015 Kumar, S, Kumari, S & Gupta, R. C (2011). IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 12 Taxon 60:1789-1790
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Dahlgren, R., Karlsson, Th. & Lassen, P. (1971). Studies on the Flora of the Balearic Islands, I. Chromosome numbers in Balearic Angiosperms. Bot. Not. 124(1): 249-269.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Fernandes, A. & Queirós, M. (1978a). Contribuiçao para o conhecimento citotaxonómico das Spermatophyta de Portugal. IX. Cruciferae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 52: 79-164.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Fernandes, A. & Santos, M. F. (1971). Contribution à la connaissance cytotaxinomique des spermatophyta du Portugal. IV. Leguminosae. Bol. Soc. Brot. 45: 177-226.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Fryer, J. R. (1930). Cytological studies in Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella. Canad. J. Res. 3: 3-50.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Heyn, C. C. (1956). Some chromosome counts in the genus Medicago. Caryologia 9: 160-165.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Kliphuis, E. & Barkoudah, Y. I. (1977). Chromosome numbers in some Syrian Angiosperms. Acta Bot. Neerl. 26: 239-249.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Loon van, J. C. & de Jong, H. (1978). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIX]. Taxon 27(1): 56-61.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Luque, T., Mejías, J. A. & Díaz Lifante, Z. (1988). Números cromosómicos para la flora española, 544-550. Lagascalia 15(1): 130-133.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Runemark, H. (2006). Reports (1473-1571). In: Kamari, Blanché & Garbari (eds): Mediterranean chromosome number reports-16 Fl. Medit. 16: 408-425
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Tschechow, W. (1930). Karyologisch systematische untersuchung des tribus Galegae, Fam. Leguminosae. Planta 9: 673-680.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Tschechow, W. (1933). Karyosistematische analyse des tribus Trifoliae DC. (Fam. Leguminosae Juss.). (Vorl. Mitt.). Bull. Appl. Bot., Genet. & Plant Breeding 1: 119-143.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14ü16ü16ü16 CromoCat 2015 Bir, S. S. & Kumari, S. (1979). Cytological evolution of the leguminous flora of the Punjab plain Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (New Delhi). 7: 252–260
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Ghimpu, V. (1929c). Recherches chromosomiques sur les luzernes, vignes, chênes et orges. XIV Congr. Int. Agr. Bucarest, Actes 4: 557-563.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Ghimpu, V. (1929e). Sur la caryologie du genre Medicago. Bull. Agr. Roumania 10: 175-178.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Ghimpu, V. (1930). Recherches cytologiques sur les genres: Hordeum, Acacia, Medicago, Vitis et Quercus. Arch. Anat. Microsc. 26: 135-249.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Ghimpu, V. (1941). Sur les recherches caryologiques des plantes. Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Roumania 5: 88-95.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Heyn, C. C. (1956). Some chromosome counts in the genus Medicago. Caryologia 9: 160-165.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Labadie, J. P. (1976). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIV]. Taxon 25(5/6): 636-639.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Labadie, J. P. (1979a). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXV]. Taxon 28(5/6): 628-629.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Labadie, J. P. (1979b). Étude caryosystématique de quelques espèces de la flore d'Algérie. Nat. Monsp. Bot. 32: 1-11.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Magulaev, A. Y. (1980). Chromosome numbers of some Fabaceae in the north Caucasus. Bot. Žurn. 65: 836-843.
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 CromoCat 2015 Sidhu, M. K. (1979). Distributional and cytological studies of the weed flora of cultivable fields of Patiala district (Panjab). Ph.D. Thesis, Patiala. 1-230. 1979
!   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   14 CromoCat 2015 Simon, J. P. & A. Simon. (1965). Relationship in annual species of Medicago. I. Number and morphology of chromosomes. Austral. J. Agric. Res. 16: 37-5
  Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha L.   16 IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 35