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CCDB → Angiosperms → Myrtaceae → Psidium → Psidium guajava L.

27 chromosome counts in Psidium guajava L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Psidium pumilum Vahl Psidium guajava L. 11   IPCN online Singhal, V. K., B. S. Gill & S. S. Bir. 1984. Cytology of cultivated woody species (Polypetalae). Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 71(3–VI): 143–144.
  Psidium pumilum Vahl Psidium guajava L. 11   IPCN online Singhal, V. K., B. S. Gill & S. S. Bir. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVII. Taxon 29: 355–357.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 IPCN online Vijayakumar, N. & D. Subramanian. 1985. Cytotaxonomical studies in south Indian Myrtaceae. Cytologia 50: 513–520.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 IPCN online Chen, R. y. 1993. (editor), Chromosome Atlas of Chinese Fruit Trees and Their Close Wild Relatives. Chromosome Atlas Chin. Princ. Econ. Pl. 1.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 IPCN online Costa Itayguara. 2006. Chromosome studies in Brazilian species of Campomanesia Ruiz & Pávon and Psidium L. (Myrtaceae Juss.). Caryologia 59(1): 7–13.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 IPCN online Pedrosa, A. 1999. Citogenética de angiospermas coletadas em Pernambuco - V. Acta Bot. Brasil. 13(1): 49–60.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22-28, 32-34 IPCN72 MAJUMDER, P.K., & S.K. MUKKERJEE. 1972. Aneuploidy in guava (Psidium guajava L.l I. Mechanism of variation in chromosome number. Cytologia 37: 541-548.
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 IPCN67-71 RAMAN, V.S., S.R. SREE RANGASAMY, & G. MANIMEKALAI. 1971. Triploidy and seedlessness in guava (Psidium guajava L.). Cytologia 36: 392-399.
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   44 IPCN75-78 Srivastava 1977
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   18, 20, 32 Kumar, 1987 Sharma, A. K. & Majumdar, A. 1957
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   21, 22, 30, 33 Kumar, 1987 D' Cruz, R. & Rao, G. B. 1962
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Kumar, 1987 Janaki Ammal, E. K. (D. 1945) ; Atch- ison, E. 1947b; Roy, R.P. & Jha, R.P. 1962b; Hirano, R.T. & Nakasone, H.Y. 1969; Raikwar, S. K. S. & Roy, S. K. 1971b; Raman, V. S. eta!. 1971
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22-28, 32-34 Kumar, 1987 Majumdar, P. K. & Mukherjee, S. K. 1971, 1972
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   33 Kumar, 1987 Kumar, L. S. S. & Ranade, S. G. 1952
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   44 Kumar, 1987 Naithani, S. P. & Srivastava, H. C. 1966 ; Srivastava, H.C. 1977a
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Kumar, 1987 Roy, R .. P. & Jha, R. P. 1962b
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 J'anaki Ammal
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 D. 1945)
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 Atchison 1947b
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Fedorov, 1974 Roy R. P., J'ha 1962
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   33 Fedorov, 1974 Kumar L. S., Ranade 1952 pl
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   21, 22, 30, 33 Fedorov, 1974 D'Cruz, Rao 1962
  Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   44 Fedorov, 1974 Naithani, Srivastava 1966
!   Psidium guava Griseb. Psidium guajava L.   22 Darlington, 1955 Atchison 1 9 4 7 b,
!   Psidium guava Griseb. Psidium guajava L.   33 Darlington, 1955 Kumar & R. 1952
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 C-values database Ribeiro da Costa I, Dornelas MC, Forni-Martins ER. 2008. Nuclear genome size variation in fleshy-fruited Neotropical Myrtaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 276: 209-217.
!   Psidium guajava L. Psidium guajava L.   22 Cave1962 Roy & Jha 1962