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5 chromosome counts in Maranta leuconeura E. Morren:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Maranta leuconeura var. massangeana (E. Morren) Planch. Maranta leuconeura E. Morren   52 IPCN67-71 BISSON, s. ,s. GUILLEMET, & J. - L. HAMEL. 1968. Contribution a l'etude caryo-taxinomique des Scitaminees Mem. Mus. National Hist. Naturelle Ser. B. 18: 59-133.
!   Maranta leuconeura E. Morren Maranta leuconeura E. Morren   26 C-values database Bharathan G, Lambert G, Galbraith DW. 1994. Nuclear DNA content of monocotyledons and related taxa. American Journal of Botany 81: 381-386.
!   Maranta leuconeura E. Morren Maranta leuconeura E. Morren   26 Cave1958 Sharma & Bhatt. 1958a
  Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura G. S. Bunting Maranta leuconeura E. Morren   49, 52 Original-count Winterfeld, G., Ley, A., Hoffmann, M.H., Paule, J., Röser, M. (2020). Dysploidy and polyploidy trigger strong variation of chromosome numbers in the prayer-plant family (Marantaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 306: 36. doi: 10.1007/s00606-020-01663-x
!   Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana (E. Morren) Petersen Maranta leuconeura E. Morren   52 Original-count Winterfeld, G., Ley, A., Hoffmann, M.H., Paule, J., Röser, M. (2020). Dysploidy and polyploidy trigger strong variation of chromosome numbers in the prayer-plant family (Marantaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 306: 36. doi: 10.1007/s00606-020-01663-x