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CCDBAngiospermsXanthorrhoeaceaeAloeAloe elgonica Bullock

4 chromosome counts in Aloe elgonica Bullock:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Aloe elgonica Bullock Aloe elgonica Bullock   28 IPCN online  
  Aloe elgonica Bullock Aloe elgonica Bullock   28,29 IPCN online  
  Aloe elgonica Bullock Aloe elgonica Bullock   28-29 IPCN online Cutler, D. F., P. B. Brandham, S. Carter & S. J. Harris. 1980. Morphological, anatomical, cytological and biochemical aspects of evolution in East African shrubby species of Aloe L. (Liliaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc.
  Aloe elgonica Bullock Aloe elgonica Bullock 14   IPCN67-71 BRANDHAM, P.E. 1971. Chromosomes of the Liliaceae II, Polyploidy and karyotype variation in the Aloineae. Kew Bull. 25: 381-399.