Chromosome Counts for Malvaceae
Malvaceae Info (Home)
The following is a list of chromosome counts for species of Malvaceae that
are published on the web. In some cases (not all) following the link to the
referenced web site will provide a further reference to the original print
source. I have not included web sites whose data is duplicated by that already
present. Print sources are used when there is not an online source.
Abelmoschus
Ambroma
Abutilon
The base haploid chromosome number of Abutilon is 7, which is
displayed by the following species
Akrosida
Alcea
Allosidastrum
Allowissadula
Anisodontea
Anoda
Apeiba
Ayenia
Bakeridesia
Bastardia
Bastardiastrum
Bastardiopsis
Batesimalva
Bombax
Brachychiton
Briquetia
Byttneria
Callirhoe
Ceiba
Christiana
Cienfuegosia
- Bennett, Bhandol & Leitch, Nuclear DNA Amounts in Angiosperms and their
Modern Uses - 807 New Estimates, Annals of Botany 86: 859-909 (2000)
Clappertonia
Commersonia
Corynabutilon
Cristaria
Cullenia
Dendrosida
Dirhamphis
Dombeya
Durio
Eremalche
Eriolaena
Eriotheca
Fioria
Firmiana
Fryxellia
Gaya
Glyphaea
Gossypioides
Gossypium
Grewia
Guazuma
Guichenotia
Gyranthera
Hampea
Helicteres
Herissantia
Heritiera
Herrania
Hochreutinera
Horsfordia
Iliamna
Kleinhovia
Kosteletzkya
Krapovickasia
Kydia
Lasiopetalum
Lebronnecia
Lecanophora
Leptonychia
Luehea
Lysiosepalum
Malachra
Malacothamnus
Malvastrum
Malvaviscus
Melhania
Melochia
Meximalva
Modiolastrum
Monteiroa
Neobrittonia
Nototriche
Ochroma
Pachira
Palaua
Paradombeya
Pavonia
base number 14
Periptera
Phymosia
Pseudabutilon
Pseudobombax
Pterospermum
Pterygota
Quararibea
Reevesia
Rhynchosida
Robisonella
Rulingia
Senra
Seringia
Sida
Sidalcea
Sidasodes
Sidastrum
Sparrmannia
Sphaeralcea
Spirotheca
Sterculia
Talipariti
Tarasa
Theobroma
Thespesia
Thomasia
Tilia
Triumfetta
Urena
Waltheria
Wissadula
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