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15 chromosome counts in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   84 IPCN online Krishnappa, D. G. & Munirajappa. 1982. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXXVI. Taxon 31: 582–583.
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   46 IPCN online Ge, C. j., Y. k. Li, P. Wan & P. s. Hsu. 1989. Chromosome numbers of 31 medicinal plants from Shandong Province. Pp. 267--272 in D. Hong (editor), Plant Chromosome Research 1987.
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   84 IPCN online Munirajappa & D. G. Krishnappa. 1989. Polyploidy in south Indian species of Hibiscus. Vistas Cytogenet. 1: 229–236.
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   44, 70, 76, 90, 92, 118, 144 IPCN online Sidhu, M. K., R. C. Gupta & N. Goyal. 1990. SOCGI plant chromosome number reports---IX. J. Cytol. Genet. 25: 145.
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   84 IPCN online Zhuang, D. h. & J.-j. Song. 2005. The characters of pollen grains and stomatal apparatus in Hibiscus L. in relation to the ploidy. J. Trop. & Subtrop. Bot. 13(1): 49–52.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   147 IPCN online Zhuang, D. h. & J.-j. Song. 2005. The characters of pollen grains and stomatal apparatus in Hibiscus L. in relation to the ploidy. J. Trop. & Subtrop. Bot. 13(1): 49–52.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   105 IPCN online Zhuang, D. h. & J.-j. Song. 2005. The characters of pollen grains and stomatal apparatus in Hibiscus L. in relation to the ploidy. J. Trop. & Subtrop. Bot. 13(1): 49–52.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   138 IPCN online Zhuang, D. h. & J.-j. Song. 2005. The characters of pollen grains and stomatal apparatus in Hibiscus L. in relation to the ploidy. J. Trop. & Subtrop. Bot. 13(1): 49–52.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   36, 38, 40, 52, 132, 144 IPCN online Shanmughasundaram, K. 1992. Karyological studies of eight cultivars of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 79(4A): 74.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   c.170 IPCN72 KACHECHEBA, J.L. 1972. The cytotaxonomy of some species of Hibiscus. Kew Bull. 27: 425-433.
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. 23,27,31,34,36,38,42,45,48,56,66,72*   IPCN67-71 SINGH, F., & T.N. KHOSHOO. 1970. Chromosomal polymorphism within the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis complex. Caryologia 23: 19-27.
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   144 Darlington, 1955 Youngman 1927
!   Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   168 Darlington, 1955 Skovsted 1941
!   Hibiscus storckii Seem. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   84 Darlington, 1955 Fiji
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.   46 Cave1962 Sharma & Sharma 1962