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CCDB → Angiosperms → Leguminosae → Leucaena → Leucaena esculenta

10 chromosome counts in Leucaena esculenta:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Leucaena esculenta Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth.   56 IPCN online Palomino, G., G. Romo & S. Zarate. 1992. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena Benth. (Leguminosae) [abstract]. Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, Suppl.): 146.
!   Leucaena esculenta Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth.   52, 54, 56, 104, 110, 112 IPCN online Palomino, G., G. Romo & S. Zărate. 1995. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena (Fabaceae Mimosoideae). Cytologia 60: 31–37.
!   Leucaena esculenta Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth.   56 C-values database Palomino G, Romo G, Zárate S. 1995. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena (Fabaceae Mimosoideae). Cytologia 60: 31-37.
!   Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. 26   IPCN online Pan, F. J. & J. L. Brewbaker. 1988. Cytological studies in the genus Leucaena Benth. Cytologia 53: 393–399.
!   Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. 26   IPCN online Sorensson, C. T. & J. L. Brewbaker. 1994. Interspecific compatibility among 15 Leucaena species (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) via artificial hybridizations. Amer. J. Bot. 81: 240–247.
!   Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth.   52 IPCN online Schifino-Wittmann. 2000. Chromosome numbers and unreduced gametes in species of Leucaena Benth (Leguminosae)---new contributions for the taxonomy, evolutionary studies and breeding of the genus. Pages 181--190 in Cytogenetic studies of forest trees and shrubs - Review, present status and outlook on the future. (H. Guttenbeger, Z. Borzan, S. E. Schlarbaum, T. P. V. Hartman, eds.) Zvolen, Arbora Publishers. Forest Genetics (Special issue).
!   Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata (Britton & Rose) Zarate Leucaena pallida Britton & Rose   110 IPCN online Palomino, G., G. Romo & P. Mercado. 1988. Chromosome number reports XCVIII. Taxon 37: 194–195.
!   Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata (Britton & Rose) Zarate Leucaena pallida Britton & Rose   56 IPCN online Palomino, G., G. Romo & S. Zarate. 1992. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena Benth. (Leguminosae) [abstract]. Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, Suppl.): 146.
!   Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata (Britton & Rose) Zarate Leucaena pallida Britton & Rose   104, 108, 110, 112 IPCN online Palomino, G., G. Romo & S. Zărate. 1995. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena (Fabaceae Mimosoideae). Cytologia 60: 31–37.
!   Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata (Britton & Rose) Zarate Leucaena pallida Britton & Rose   112 C-values database Palomino G, Romo G, Zárate S. 1995. Chromosome numbers and DNA content in some taxa of Leucaena (Fabaceae Mimosoideae). Cytologia 60: 31-37.