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CCDBPteridophytesSalviniaceaeAzollaAzolla nilotica Mett.

3 chromosome counts in Azolla nilotica Mett.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Azolla nilotica Mett. Azolla nilotica Mett.   52 IPCN online Stergianou, K. K. & K. Fowler. 1989. Preliminary report of chromosome counts in the genus Azolla (Pteridophyta). Fern Gaz. 13: 317–319.
  Azolla nilotica Mett. Azolla nilotica Mett.   52 IPCN online Stergianou, K. K. & K. Fowler. 1990. Chromosome numbers and taxonomic implications in the fern genus Azolla (Azollaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 173: 223–239.
  Azolla nilotica Mett. Azolla nilotica Mett.   52 IPCN online Saunders, R. M. K. & K. Fowler. 1993. The supraspecific taxonomy and evolution of the fern genus Azolla (Azollaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 184: 175–193.