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CCDBAngiospermsDioscoreaceaeDioscoreaDioscorea oppositifolia L.

15 chromosome counts in Dioscorea oppositifolia L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   80 IPCN online Pal, A. & A. K. Sharma. 1980. Analysis of cytotypes of Dioscorea and scope of increasing the diosgenin content. Cellule 73: 117–134.
  Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   c.138-142 IPCN online Chin, H., M. Chang, P. Ling, C. Ting & F. Dou. 1985. A cytological study on Chinese Dioscorea L. - the chromosome numbers and their relation to the origin and evolution of the genus. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 11–18.
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 IPCN67-71 RAMACHANDRAN, K. 1968. Cytological studies in Dioscoreaceae. Cytologia 33: 401-410.
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 IPCN67-71 RAMACHANDRAN, K. 1968. Cytological studies in Dioscoreaceae. Cytologia 33: 401-410.
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Kumar, 1987 Ragbavan, R.S. 195Sa, 1959a; Ramachandran, K. 1962, 1968; Ghosh, I. & Sharma, A.K. 1969
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40, 140 Kumar, 1987 Martin, F.W. & Ortiz, S. 1963
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   c.144 Kumar, 1987 Smith, B.W. 1937
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Kumar, 1987 Ramachandran, K. 1968
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Raghavan R. S. 1958a, 1959a
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Fedorov, 1974 Ramachandran 1962
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40, 140 Fedorov, 1974 Martin F. W., Ortiz 1963
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40, 140 Fedorov, 1974 Smith B. W. 1937
!   Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   140 Darlington, 1955  
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Cave1958 Raghavan 1958a
  Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Dioscorea oppositifolia L.   40 Cave1962 Ramchandran 1962