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4 chromosome counts in Dioscorea rotundata Poir.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40 Cave1963 Martin & o. 1963
  Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40,60 IPCN online Baquar, S. R. 1980. Chromosome behaviour in Nigerian yams (Dioscorea). Genetica 54: 1–9.
  Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40 Fedorov, 1974 Martin F. w., Ortiz 1963
!   Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège   40 C-values database Obidiegwu JE, Rodriguez E, Ene-obong EE, Loureiro J, Muoneke CO, Santos C, Kolesnikova-Allen M, Asiedu R. 2009. Estimation of the nuclear DNA content in some representative of genus Dioscorea. Scientific Research and Essays 4: 448-452.