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CCDB → Angiosperms → Linaceae → Linum → Linum maritimum L.

16 chromosome counts in Linum maritimum L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   18-20 Flora Iberica Chromosome atlas of flowering plants. Darlintong, C. D. & A. P. Wylie.*(1955).
!   Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 Flora Europaea Ockendon , ined.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 IPCN online Chennaveeraiah, M. S. & K. K. Joshi. 1983. Karyotypes in cultivated and wild species of Linum. Cytologia 48: 833–841.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L. 10   IPCN online Joshi, K. K. & M. S. Chennaveeraiah. 1980. Cytological studies in some species of Linum L. J. Cytol. Genet. 15: 128–133.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L. 10   IPCN online Rogers, C. M. 1980. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXVII. Taxon 29:347.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 IPCN72 ROGERS, C.M., R. MILDNER, & B.D. HARRIS. 1972. Some additional chromosome numbers in the Linaceae. Brittonia 24: 313-316.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 IPCN75-78 Labadie 1976a
!   Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   18 Darlington, 1955 Nagao 1941
!   Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 Darlington, 1955 Vilmorin & S. '27b
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L. 10   CromoCat 2015 Joshi, K. K. & Chennaveeraiah, M. S. (1980). Cytological studies in some species of Linum L. J. Cytol. Genet. 15: 128-133.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L. 10   CromoCat 2015 Rogers, C. M. (1980). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LXVII]. Taxon 29(2/3): 347.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   18 CromoCat 2015 Nagao, S. (1938). Cytogenetic studies on the genus Linum. I. Conjugation of chromosomes in the hybrids of perennial Linum species. Commem. Pap. Agron. M. Akamine 1938: 113-119.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   18 CromoCat 2015 Nagao, S. (1941a). Cytogenetics in the genus Linum. Jap. J. Genet. 17: 109-116.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 CromoCat 2015 Chennaveeraiah, M. S. & Joshi, K. K. (1983). Karyotypes in cultivated and wild species of Linum. Cytologia 48: 833-841.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 CromoCat 2015 Labadie, J. P. (1976). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports LIV]. Taxon 25(5/6): 636-639.
  Linum maritimum L. Linum maritimum L.   20 CromoCat 2015 Vilmorin, R., de & M. Simonet. (1927a). Nombre des chromosomes dans les genres Lobelia, Linum, et chez quelques autres espèces végétales. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Mem. Soc. Biol. 96: 166-168.