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CCDBAngiospermsAsparagaceaeAsparagusAsparagus cooperi Baker

4 chromosome counts in Asparagus cooperi Baker:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Asparagus cooperi Baker Asparagus africanus Lam.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. 1985. Cytology, phytochemistry and tissue-culture of Asparagus -- a sapogenin source. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 72: 229.
  Asparagus cooperi Baker Asparagus africanus Lam.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. 1987. Chromosomal changes in speciation of Asparagus. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 29: 31–34.
  Asparagus cooperi Baker Asparagus africanus Lam.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1985. Chromosome characteristics of Asparagus -- sapogenin yielding plant. Cytologia 50: 147–155.
  Asparagus cooperi Baker Asparagus africanus Lam.   40 IPCN online Kar, D. K. & S. SEN. 1984. A correlation between sapogenin content and ploidy level in the genus Asparagus. Cell Chromosome Res. 7: 10–15.