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CCDBAngiospermsMalvaceaeHibiscusHibiscus cannabinus L.

18 chromosome counts in Hibiscus cannabinus L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 18   IPCN online Dasgupta, A. & R. P. Bhatt. 1982. Cytotaxonomy of Malvaceae III. Meiotic studies of Hibiscus, Abelmoschus, Azanza, Thespesia, Malachra, Urena and Pavonia. Cytologia 47: 109–116.
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 IPCN online Renard, R., J. Lambinon, M. Reekmans, P. v. Veken & M. Govaert. 1983. Nombres chromosomiques de quelques Angiospermes du Rwanda, du Burundi et du Kenya. Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 53: 342–371.
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 IPCN online Akpan, G. A. & M. G. Hossain. 1998. Karyotypes and evolutionary relations of Hibiscus asper Hook., H. cannabinus L. and H. surattensis L. (Malvaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 126: 207–216.
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   20 IPCN online Chen, R. y., W. q. Song, X. l. Li, M. x. Li, G. l. Liang, Z. p. An, C. b. Chen, Z. x. Qi & Y. z. Sun. 2003. Chromosome Atlas of Major Economic Plants Genome in China, Vol. 2, Chromosome Atlas of Crops and their Wild Kindred Plants in China Relatives. Science Press, Beijing.
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 IPCN online Hiron. 2006. Differential fluorescent banding and isozyme assay of Hibiscus cannabinus L. and H. sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae). Cytologia 71(2): 175–180.
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 18   IPCN66 Menzel1966
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 36 36 IPCN67-71 WILSON, F. D., & M. Y. MENZEL. 1967. Interspecific hybrids between Kenaf (Hibiscus canabinus) and Roselle (_!!. sabdariffa). Euphytica 16: 33-44.
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 18   IPCN67-71 MENZEL, M.Y. & F.D. WILDON. 1969. Genetic relationships in Hibiscus Sect. Furcaria. Brittonia 21: 91-125.
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 18 36 IPCN75-78 Kuwada & Mabuchi 1977
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 IPCN75-78 Bhatt & Dasgupta 1976
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 Kumar, 1987 Breslawetz, L.P. et al. (Fedorov) ; Skovsted, A. 1935, 1941 ; Medwedewa, G ..B. (Fedorov) ; Tjio, J.H. 1948. ; Sanyal, P. & Patel, G.I. 1956 ; Sanyal, P. & Kundu, B.C. 1959; Chenna- veeraiah, M.S. & Subbarao, G. 1964- 1965 ; Menzel, M.Y. 1966 ; Singh, D.P. & Mitra, G.C. 1967; Wilson, F.D. & Menzel, M.Y. 1967 ; Menzel, MN. '& Wildon, F.D. 1969 ; Bhatt, R.P. & Dasgupta, A. 1976
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36, 72 Kumar, 1987 Menzel, M;Y. & Wilson, F.D. 1961, 1963 .
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   72 Kumar, 1987 Rao, M.B.V.N. 1935
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   c.72 Kumar, 1987 Ford, C:E. 193-8
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 Darlington, 1955 Medvedeva 1936
!   Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 C-values database Bennett MD, Price JP, Johnston S. (pers. comm. 1999).
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L.   36 Cave1959 Sanyal & Kunder 1959
  Hibiscus cannabinus L. Hibiscus cannabinus L. 18 36, 72 Cave1963 Menzel et al. 1963