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CCDBAngiospermsDioscoreaceaeDioscoreaDioscorea opposita Thunb.

1 chromosome count in Dioscorea opposita Thunb.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   c.138-142 IPCN online Chin, H., M. Chang, P. Ling, C. Ting & F. Dou. 1985. A cytological study on Chinese Dioscorea L. - the chromosome numbers and their relation to the origin and evolution of the genus. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 11–18.