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CCDB → Angiosperms → Asparagaceae → Agave → Agave americana var. marginata Trel.

5 chromosome counts in Agave americana var. marginata Trel.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85–90.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   60 IPCN online Huang, S. f., Z. f. Zhao, Z. y. Chen, S. j. Chen & X. x. Huang. 1989. Chromosome counts on one hundred species and infraspecific taxa. Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 5: 161–176.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   (24, 36, 65, 72, 96), 120 IPCN online Banerjee, S. & A. K. Sharma. 1989. Structure and behaviour of chromosomes in four different species of Agave. Cytologia 54: 667–672.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 IPCN online Vijayavalli, B. & P. M. Mathew. 1990. Cytotax. Liliaceae Allied Fam. Continental Publishers, Kerala, India.
  Agave americana var. marginata Trel. Agave americana L.   120 C-values database Banerjee S, Sharma AK. 1987. Cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA in different species and varieties of Agave. Cytologia 52: 85-90.