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65 chromosome counts in Adiantum capillus-veneris L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Adiantum formosum R. Br. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   116 Dawson New Zealand  
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 British Isles cytology Bailey, J.P., Gornall, R.J. Irish Naturalists' J. : ()
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   ca 60 British Isles cytology Manton, I. Probl. Cytol. Evol. Pterid. (1950)
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 Flora Iberica Cytotaxonomy of spanish plants. I. Introduction. Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Lve, A. & E. Kjellqvist.Lagascalia2(1): 23-35(1972).
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 60 Flora Iberica Problems of cytology and evolution in the Pteridophyta. Cambridge. Manton, I.*(1950).
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=1475
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 Flora Europaea Manton, 1950
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN65 Verma & K. 1965a; Kurita 1965a; Mitui 1965
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Queirós, M. & I. Nogueira. 1989. Estudos cromossómicos em Pteridophyta de Portugal. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 46(2): 563–569.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Khare, P. B. & S. Kaur. 1983. Cytological observations of ferns grown in NBRI - I. New Bot. 10: 115–116.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Manickam, V. S. 1984. Cytology of thirty species of ferns from the Palni Hills (South India). Cytologia 49: 49–59.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 60 IPCN online Srivastava, R. B. 1985. Ferns of the Indo-Nepal border. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh, Sect. B, Biol. Sci. 86: 471–472.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Vasudeva, S. M. & S. S. Bir. 1983. Chromosome numbers and evolutionary status of ferns and fern allies of Pachmarhi Hills (Central India).In: S. S. Bir (editor), Pteridophytes: their morphology, cytology, taxonomy and phylogeny. Aspects Pl. Sci. 6: 119–181.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 60 IPCN online Manton, I., J. D. Lovis, G. Vida & M. GIBBY. 1986. Cytology of the fern flora of Madeira. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 15(2): 123–161.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 60   IPCN online Singh, V. P. & S. K. Roy. 1988. Cytology of forty four species from Sikkim, Himalaya. Indian Fern J. 5: 162–169.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 90   IPCN online Singh, V. P. & S. K. Roy. 1988. Cytology of forty four species from Sikkim, Himalaya. Indian Fern J. 5: 162–169.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Khullar, S. P., S. S. Sharma & S. C. Verma. 1988. SOCGI plant chromosome number reports -- VI. J. Cytol. Genet. 23: 38–52.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Punetha, N. 1989. Cytological observations on ferns of Kumaon (N. W. Himalaya). Aspects Pl. Sci. 11: 459–465.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   c.60 IPCN online Kato, M., N. Nakato, X. Cheng & K. Iwatsuki. 1992. Cytotaxonomic study of ferns of Yunnan, southwestern China. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 105: 105–124.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Queirós, M. 1991. Estudos cromossómicos em Pteridophyta de Portugal. II. Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 20: 23–33.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30, 31   IPCN online Munshi, A. H. 1994. Cytotaxonomic studies on genus Adiantum in Kashmir Himalaya. Indian Fern J. 11: 68–72.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 IPCN online Kawakami, S. M., M. Ito, S. Kawakami & K. Kondo. 1997. Induction of apogamy in twelve fern species and the study of their somatic chromosomes. Chromosome Sci. 1: 89–96.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Bir, S. S. 1996. Cytology of some ferns from the Nilgiris, south India III. Brit. Fern Gaz. 15: 141–149.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 IPCN online Nakato, N. & M. Kato. 2001. Chromosome numbers of ten species of ferns from Guam, S. Mariana Isls. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 52(2): 125–133.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Mitui, K. 1976a. Chromosome numbers of some ferns in the Ryukyu Islands. J. Jap. Bot. 51: 33–41.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online ROY, S. K. & J. B. SINGH. 1975. A note on the chromosome numbers in some ferns from Pachmarhi Hills, Central India. Sci. & Cult. 41: 181–183.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Sinha, B. M. B. & A. K. VERMA. 1977. Chromosome relationships and evolution of Adiantum capillus-veneris, A. tenerum and A. tetraphyllum. Nucleus 20: 109–112.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN online Verma, S. C. 1978. Pairing restriction and non-homologous pairing in autoploids of Adiantum capillus-veneris. Cytologia 43: 515–523.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 60 IPCN online Verma, S. C. 1978a. Chromosome behaviour in the fern Adiantum capillus veneris: Homozygotes and heterozygotes. Nucleus 21: 147–152.
  Adiantum formosum R. Br. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 58   IPCN online GHATAK, J. 1977. Biosystematic survey of pteridophytes from Shevaroy Hills, south India. Nucleus 20: 105–108.
  Adiantum formosum R. Br. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 57 114 IPCN online Tindale. 2002. In M. D. Tindale & S. K. Roy, A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 15: 839–937.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 IPCN72 LOEVE, A., & E. KJELLQVIST. 1972. Cytotaxonomy of Spanish plants. I. Introduction. Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Lagascalia 2: 23-35.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN75-78 Mitui 1976a
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN75-78 Sinha & Verma 1977
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN75-78 Verma 1978a
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN75-78 Roy & Singh 1975
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IPCN75-78 Verma 1978
  Adiantum formosum R. Br. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 58   IPCN75-78 Ghatak 1977
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   120 eFlora  
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris None Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 "9-70" Cave1956 Sharma & Majumdar
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris None Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 Cave1956supp Manton & Sledge 1954
!   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30 60 Cave1963 Roy & Sinha 1961
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 90   CromoCat 2015 Singh, V. P. & S. K. Roy (1988). Cytology of forty four species from Sikkim, Himalaya. Indian Fern J. 5:162-169
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 60   CromoCat 2015 Singh, V. P. & S. K. Roy (1988). Cytology of forty four species from Sikkim, Himalaya. Indian Fern J. 5:162-169
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 31   CromoCat 2015 Munshi, A.H. (1994). Cytotaxonomic studies on genus Adiantum in Kashmir Himalaya Indian Fern. J. 11:68-72
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30II   CromoCat 2015 Khare, P. B. (1994). Induced aneuploid in Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Cytologia 59:31-34
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Irudayaraj, V. & Manickam, V. S. (1995). IOPB Chromosome Data 9 (ed. C.A. Stace). Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. 24: 20-21.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Manton, I. (1950). Problems of cytology and evolution in the Pteridophyta. Cambridge
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Mitui, K. (1968). Chromosomes and speciation in ferns. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Kyoiku Daigaku Sect. B 13: 285-333.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Queirós, M. & I. Nogueira. (1989). Estudos cromossómicos em Pteridophyta de Portugal. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 46(2): 563-569.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Queirós, M. & I. Nogueira. (1990). Estudos cromossómicos em Pteridophyta de Portugal. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 46: 563-569
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Queirós, M. (1991b). Estudos cromossómicos em Pteridophyta de Portugal. II. Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 20: 23-33.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Singh, J. B. & S. K. Roy. (1969). Cytotaxonomy of Adiantum in India. Nucleus 12: 173-177.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Verma, S. C. & M. Goloknath. (1967). Reports [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB chromosome numbers reports X]. Taxon 16(2): 146-157.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   CromoCat 2015 Verma, S. C. & S. P. Khullar. (1965). Cytology of some W. Himalayan Adiantaceae (sensu Alston) with cytotaxonomic comments. Caryologia 18: 85-106.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Britton, D. M. (1953). Chromosome studies on ferns. Amer. J. Bot. 40: 575-583.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Löve, A. & Kjellqvist, E. (1972). Cytotaxonomy of spanish plants. I. Introduction. Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Lagascalia 2(1): 23-35.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Manton, I. (1950). Problems of cytology and evolution in the Pteridophyta. Cambridge
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Mehra, P. N. & S. C. Verma. (1960). Cytotaxonomical observations on some West Himalayan Pteridaceae. Caryologia 13: 619-650.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Nakato, N. & M. Kato (2001). Chromosome numbers of ten species of ferns from Guam, S. Mariana Isls Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 52(2): 125–133
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Roy, R. P. & B. M. B. Sinha. (1958). Somatic studies in the genus Adiantum. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 45: 284.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   60 CromoCat 2015 Sharma, A. K. & A. Majumdar. (1956). Karyotypic variation in Pteridophyta and their significance. Agron. Lusit. 18: 243-249.
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L.   c.60 CromoCat 2015 Kato, M., Nakato, N., Cheng, X. & Iwatsuki, K. (1992). Cytotaxonomic study of ferns of Yunnan, southwestern China. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 105: 105-124
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30   IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 30
  Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. 30+1B   IAPT/IOPB IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 30