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4 chromosome counts in Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Calanthe formosana Rolfe Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.   40 IPCN online Hsu, C. 1976. Cytological studies on the economically promising wild Orchids found on Taiwan. Proc. Natl. Sci. Council (Taiwan). 9: 61–78.
  Calanthe formosana Rolfe Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.   40 IPCN online Ishida, G. 1990. Karyomorphological studies in Calanthe, Orchidaceae. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 12: 1–69.
!   Calanthe yushuni K. Mori & Yamam. Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.   20 IPCN72 HSU, C-C. 1972. Preliminary chromosome studies on the vascular plants of Taiwan (V). Cytotaxonomy on some monocotyledons. Taiwania 17: 48-65.
!   Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl. Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.   20,40 eFlora