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37 chromosome counts in Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.:

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		Name	Accepted Name	Gametophytic(n)	Sporophytic(2n)	Data Source	reference
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		78	IPCN65	Gould 1965
		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		72	IPCN online	Borgen, L. 1980. Chromosome numbers of Macaronesian flowering plants III. Bot. Macaronés. IV, Cien. 7: 67–76.
		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54	IPCN online	Parihar, S. K. & S. N. Tripathi. 1989. Karyotypes of Pennisetum species. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 68: 295–299.
		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		34	IPCN online	Nagabhushana Rao Sindhe, A. 1980. In Chromosome number reports LXVIII. Taxon 29: 545.
		Pennisetum polystachion subsp. polystachion	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		36,45,54	IPCN online	Brunken, J. N. 1979. Cytotaxonomy and evolution in Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 37–49.
		Pennisetum polystachion subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54,56	IPCN online	Brunken, J. N. 1979. Cytotaxonomy and evolution in Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 37–49.
		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		53	IPCN online	Pohl, R. W. & G. Davidse. 1971. Chromosome numbers of Costa Rican grasses. Brittonia 23(3): 293–324.
		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		36	IPCN online	Sahu, N. & A. K. Chatterji. 1983. Chromosome study in ten species of Pennisetum Rich. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. 70(3–VI): 91.
		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		45	IPCN online	Norrmann, G. A., C. L. Quarín & T. J. Killeen. 1994. Chromosome numbers in Bolivian grasses (Gramineae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81(4): 768–774.
		Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	5II		IPCN online	Rao, Y. S., S. A. Rao & M. H. Mengesha. 1989. New evidence on the phylogeny of basic chromosome number in Pennisetum. Curr. Sci. 58: 869–871.
		Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	IPCN online	Rao, Y. S., S. A. Rao & M. H. Mengesha. 1993. Pachytene analysis in the genus Pennisetum (L.) Rich. Cytologia 58: 155–160.
!		Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	5		IPCN72	RANGASAMY, S.R.R. 1972. Cytological studies on diploid and polyploid taxa of the genus Pennisetum Rich. Genetica 43: 257-273.
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	36		IPCN72	DAVIDSE, G., & R.W. POHL. 1972. Chromosome numbers and notes on some Central American grasses. Canad. J. Bot. 50: 273-283.
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	18		IPCN72	RANGASAMY, S.R.R. 1972. Cytological studies on diploid and polyploid taxa of the genus Pennisetum Rich. Genetica 43: 257-273.
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		53	IPCN67-71	POHL, R.W., & G. DAVIDSE. 1971. Chromosome numbers of Costa Rican grasses. Brittonia 23: 293-324.
		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	27		IPCN75-78	Olorode 1975
		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	27		IPCN75-78	Dujardiii 1978
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	18	ca.36	IPCN75-78	NA
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	18	27	IPCN75-78	NA
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		36	IPCN73-74	KAMMACHER, P., G. ANOMA, E. ADJANOHOUN & L. AKE ASS!. 1973. Nombres chromosomiques de Graminees de Cote-d'Ivoire. Candollea 28: 191-217.
!		Pennisetum ramosum C. Sm.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	Kumar, 1987	Narayan, K.N. 1954 ; Rao, J.T. & Babu, C.N. 1955 ; Swaminathau, M.S. & Nath, J. 1956b
		Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	Kumar, 1987	Jauhar, P .P. et al. 1971 ; Rangasamy, S.R.S. 1972
		Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10, 20	Kumar, 1987	Ganesh, D. 1968
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		53	Kumar, 1987	Pohl, R.W. & Davidse, G. 1971
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54	Kumar, 1987	Avdulov, .N.P. (Fedorov) ; Bhatta- charya, B. 1974
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		72	Kumar, 1987	Davidse, G. & Pohl, R. W. 1972a
!		Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54	eFlora
!		Pennisetum ramosum C. Sm.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	Fedorov, 1974	Narayan 1954
!		Pennisetum ramosum C. Sm.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	Fedorov, 1974	Rao J. T., Babu 1955
!		Pennisetum ramosum C. Sm.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	Fedorov, 1974	Swaminathan, Nath 1956b
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54	Fedorov, 1974	ABp;yJIOB 1928
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		24, 32	Fedorov, 1974	Ioshi A. B. et al. 1959
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		36	Fedorov, 1974	Krishnaswamy et al. 1954
!		Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		36	Darlington, 1955	Krishnaswamy et al.1954
!		Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		54	Darlington, 1955	Fo
!		Setaria geniculata Sieber ex Kunth	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		72	Darlington, 1955	Brown 1948
!		Pennisetum ramosum C. Sm.	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.		10	C-values database	Martel E, de Nay D, Šiljak-Yakovlev S, Brown S, Sarr A. 1997. Genome size variation and basic chromosome number in pearl millet and fourteen related Pennisetum species. Journal of Heredity 88: 139-143.