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4 chromosome counts in Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein   32 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 tonsum (Rchb.) Pfitzer Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein   32 IPCN online KARASAWA, K. 1979. Karyomorphological studies in Paphiopedilum, Orchidaceae. Bull. Hiroshima Bot. Gard. 2: 1–149.
!   Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein   34 Darlington, 1955  
!   Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein Paphiopedilum tonsum (Rchb.) Stein   32 C-values database Cox AV, Abdelnour DG, Bennett MD, Leitch IJ. (pers. comm. 1996).