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CCDB → Angiosperms → Cucurbitaceae → Coccinia → Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.

9 chromosome counts in Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt 12   IPCN online Agarwal, P. K. & R. P. Roy. 1983. X-ray irradiation studies on Coccinia indica W. et A. Cytologia 48: 691–697.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 IPCN online Mukherjee, P. 1975. Sex chromosome studies of certain members of the unisexual families. J. Cytol. Genet. 9–10: 42–49.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 IPCN online Ayyangar, K. R. 1976. Karyo-taxonomy, karyo-genetics and karyogeography of Cucurbitaceae. In P.K.K. Nair (editor), Aspects of Plant Sciences Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers, New Delhi. 2: 85–116.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt 12 24 IPCN online Chattopadhyay, D. & A. K. Sharma. 1991. Chromosome studies and nuclear DNA in relation to sex difference and plant habit in two species of Cucurbitaceae. Cytologia 56: 409–417.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24(22+XY, 22+XX) IPCN online Guha, A., R. K. Sinha & S. Sinha. 2005. Cytological, cytochemical and electrophoretic distinction of a dioecious cucurbit, Coccinia indica. Cytologia 70: 53–57.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 IPCN online Guha. 2004. Average packing ratio as a parameter for analyzing the karyotypes of dioecious cucurbits. Caryologia 57(1): 117–120.
  Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 Kumar, 1987 Bhaduri, P.N. & Bose, P.C. 1947; Chakravarti, A.K. 1948b XXY) Kumar, L S.S. & Vishveshwaraiah, S. 1952
!   Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 Darlington, 1955 Chakravorti 1948
!   Coccinia indica Wight & Arn. Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt   24 C-values database Chattopadhyay D, Sharma AK. 1991. Chromosome studies and nuclear DNA in relation to sex difference and plant habit in two species of Cucurbitaceae. Cytologia 56: 409-417.