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CCDBAngiospermsCactaceaeEchinocereusEchinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus

2 chromosome counts in Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. 22   IPCN online Pinkava, D. J. & B. D. Parfitt. 1982. Chromosome numbers in some cacti of western North America IV. Bull Torrey Bot. Club. 109: 121–128.
  Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. 11   IPCN online Ross, R. 1981. Chromosome counts, cytology and reproduction in the Cactaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 68: 463–470.