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2 chromosome counts in Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth. Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. 34   IPCN online SHANTHAMMA, C. 1979. Reproductive behavior of Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth., and a new basic chromosome number in the genus Pennisetum. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 106: 73–78.
  Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth. Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.   68 Kumar, 1987 Narayan, K.N. & Shanthamma, C. 1968; Shanthamma, C. & Narayan, K.N. 1976, 1976-1977 ; Shanthamma, c. 1979