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CCDBAngiospermsCompositaeVernoniaVernonia altissima Nutt.

7 chromosome counts in Vernonia altissima Nutt.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville 17   IPCN online Gupta, R. C. & B. S. Gill. 1989. Cytopalynology of north and central Indian Compositae. J. Cytol. Genet. 24: 96–105.
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville 17   IPCN online Gupta, R. C., B. S. Gill & R. K. Garg. 1989. Chromosomal conspectus of western Himalayan Compositae. Aspects Pl. Sci. 11: 427–437.
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville 17   IPCN online Gupta, C. & B. S. Gill. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVII. Taxon 29: 351–352.
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville 17   IPCN67-71 JONES, S.B. Jr. 1968. Chromosome numbers in southeastern United states Compositae II. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 95: 488-489.
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville   34 Kumar, 1987 Gupta, R.C. & Gill, B.S. 1980
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville   36 Kumar, 1987 Jones, S.B. & Duncan, W.H. 1966
  Vernonia altissima Nutt. Vernonia gigantea (Walt.) trelease ex Branner & Coville   36 Fedorov, 1974 Jones S. B., Duncan 1966