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CCDBAngiospermsMelastomataceaeMelastomaMelastoma malabathricum L.

9 chromosome counts in Melastoma malabathricum L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Melastoma polyanthum Blume Melastoma malabathricum L.   24+/-2 IPCN online Solt, M. L. & J. J. Wurdack. 1980. Chromosome numbers in the Melastomataceae. Phytologia 47: 199–220.
  Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastoma malabathricum L. 12   IPCN online Gill, B. S., S. S. Bir & V. K. Singhal. 1979a. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXV. Taxon 28:630.
  Melastoma affine D. Don Melastoma malabathricum L. 12   IPCN online Almeda, F. 1997. Chromosome numbers and their evolutionary significance in some neotropical and paleotropical Melastomataceae. BioLlania, Ed. Espec. 6: 167–190.
!   Melastoma normale D. Don Melastoma malabathricum L. 10   IPCN67-71 MEHRA, P.N., & P.K. KHOSLA. 1969. In IOPB chromosome number reports XX. Taxon 18: 213-221.
  Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastoma malabathricum L. 12   IPCN75-78 Christopher 1976
  Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastoma malabathricum L. 12   IPCN75-78 Christopher 1977
!   Melastoma normale D. Don Melastoma malabathricum L. 10   IPCN75-78 Mehra 1976
!   Melastoma candidum D. Don Melastoma malabathricum L.   56 Fedorov, 1974 Sugiura 1936a, b
!   Melastoma candidum D. Don Melastoma malabathricum L.   28 Darlington, 1955 Sugiura 1936b