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CCDBAngiospermsIridaceaeCrocusCrocus speciosus subsp. speciosus

2 chromosome counts in Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus Crocus speciosus M. Bieb.   12, 14, 18 IPCN online Rudall, P. J., S. J. Owens & A. Y. Kenton. 1984. Embryology and breeding systems in Crocus (Iridaceae) - A study in causes of chromosome variation. Pl. Syst. Evol. 148: 119–134.
  Crocus speciosus subsp. speciosus Crocus speciosus M. Bieb.   8 IPCN online Johnson, M. A. T. & P. E. Brandham. 1997. New chromosome numbers in petaloid monocotyledons and in other miscellaneous angiosperms. Kew Bull. 52(1): 121–138.