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CCDB → Angiosperms → Malvaceae → Hibiscus → Hibiscus sabdariffa

12 chromosome counts in Hibiscus sabdariffa:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Hibiscus cruentus Bertol. Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   84 Cave1962 Sharma & Sharma 1962
!   Hibiscus sabdariffa Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   36, 72 Darlington, 1955 Skovsted 1941
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 36   IPCN online Dasgupta, A. & R. P. Bhatt. 1982. Cytotaxonomy of Malvaceae III. Meiotic studies of Hibiscus, Abelmoschus, Azanza, Thespesia, Malachra, Urena and Pavonia. Cytologia 47: 109–116.
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   18, 36 IPCN online Huang, S. f., Z. f. Zhao, Z. y. Chen, S. j. Chen & X. x. Huang. 1989. Chromosome counts on one hundred species and infraspecific taxa. Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 5: 161–176.
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   72 IPCN online Hiron. 2006. Differential fluorescent banding and isozyme assay of Hibiscus cannabinus L. and H. sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae). Cytologia 71(2): 175–180.
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   36 IPCN72 KACHECHEBA, J.L. 1972. The cytotaxonomy of some species of Hibiscus. Kew Bull. 27: 425-433.
!   Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 36   IPCN67-71 MENZEL, M.Y. & F.D. WILDON. 1969. Genetic relationships in Hibiscus Sect. Furcaria. Brittonia 21: 91-125.
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 72 72 IPCN67-71 WILSON, F. D., & M. Y. MENZEL. 1967. Interspecific hybrids between Kenaf (Hibiscus canabinus) and Roselle (_!!. sabdariffa). Euphytica 16: 33-44.
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 36 72 IPCN75-78 Kuwada & Mabuchi 1977
!   Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 36   IPCN75-78 Bhatt & Dasgupta 1976
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L.   72 IPCN75-78 Dasgupta & Bhatt 1976
  Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 36 36, 72 Cave1963 Menzel et al. 1963