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CCDB → Angiosperms → Orchidaceae → Paphiopedilum → Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer

34 chromosome counts in Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN65 Tanaka 1965a
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN65 Tanaka 1965a
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online Biswas, B. K. 1986. Cytological studies of a few cultivars of Indian lady's slippers (Paphiopedilum Pfitz.). In: S. P. Vij (editor, Biology, Conservation, and Culture of Orchids. pp. 136–145.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online Tanaka, R. & S. Ohta. 1982. A method for differential staining of centromere regions of plant chromosomes. Jap. J. Genet. 57: 65–73.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online VIJ, S. P., M. Sharma & J. D. Chaudhary. 1982. Cytogenetical investigations into some garden ornamentals III. Chromosomes in some monocot taxa. Cytologia 47: 649–663.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 5-12, 18, 20   IPCN online Singh, F. 1985. Sub-haploid pollen in Paphiopedilum insigne (Orchidaceae). Genetica 67: 57–61.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. & K. Saito. 1982. A revision of the genus Paphiopedilum (Orchidaceae). Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 5: 1–69.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 14 21,24,27 IPCN online Mehra, P. N. 1983. Cytology of Orchids of Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online Cox, A. V., G. J. Abdelnour, M. D. Bennett & I. J. Leitch. 1998. Genome size and karyotype evolution in the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae: Orchidaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 85(5): 681–687.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   21,24,27 IPCN online Mehra, P. N. & R. N. Sehgal. 1980. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXVII. Taxon 29: 348–350.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 14 26 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. 1979. Karyomorphological studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 2: 1–149.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. 1981. A revision of chromosome number in some hybrids of Paphiopedilum. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 4: 1–8.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. 1980. Karyomorphological studies in Phragmipedium, Orchidaceae. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 3: 1–49.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. 1981. A revision of chromosome number in some hybrids of Paphiopedilum. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 4: 1–8.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN67-71 TANAKA, R. 1971. Types of resting nuclei in Orchidaceae. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 84: 118-122.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN75-78 Karasawa 1978
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 14   IPCN75-78 Mehra & Sehgal 1976
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN75-78 Karasawa 1978
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN73-74 TANAKA, R. 1974. Organizational system of meiotic division and the development of reproductive cells in higher plants. The Cell 6: 22-25
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 IPCN73-74 TANAKA R., & M. AOYAMA. 1974. Karyological studies on some species J P~phiopedilum. Jap. Orchid Soc. Bull. 20(1): 3-8.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 13   IPCN73-74 VIJ, S.P. & P.N. MEHRA. 1974. Cytological studies in the East Himalayan Orchidaceae. III. Cypripedieae. Caryologia 27: 293-300.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26, 28 IPCN73-74 TANAKA R., & M. AOYAMA. 1974. Karyological studies on some species J P~phiopedilum. Jap. Orchid Soc. Bull. 20(1): 3-8.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer 13   IPCN73-74 TERASAKA, o., & R. TANAKA. 1974. Cytological studies on the nuclear differentiation in microspore division of some angiosperms. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 87: 209-217.
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 Kumar, 1987 Mehlquist, G.A.L. 1947 ; Chatterji, A.K. 1964-1965 ; Tanaka, R. 1965b, 1971 ; Vij, S.P. & Mehra, P .N. 1974
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26, 28 Kumar, 1987 Duncan, R.E. 1947
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26, 32 Kumar, 1987 McQuade, H.A. 1949
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26, 39 Kumar, 1987 Karasawa, K. 1978
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   28 Kumar, 1987 Mebra, P.N. & Sehgal, R.N. 1976
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   32 Kumar, 1987 Hoffman, K.M. 1929, 1930; Francini, E. 1931
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   42, 48, 54 Kumar, 1987 Mehra, P .N. & Sehgal, R.N. 1980
!   Paphiopedilum insigne var. sanderae (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 Kumar, 1987 Karasawa, K. & Tanaka, R. 1980
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   10,21,24,26,27,28,36,39,40 eFlora  
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26, 28 Darlington, 1955 Nepal
!   Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum insigne (Wall.) Pfitzer   26 C-values database Cox AV, Abdelnour DG, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ. (pers. comm. 1996).