Chromosome analysis in Psygmorchis pusilla (L.) Dodson & Dressier: The smallest chromosome number known in Orchidaceae

Caryologia

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 165-168

  Felix, Leonardo Pessoa ^a   Guerra, Marcelo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C banding; CMA DAPI; Cytogenetics; Oncidiinae; Orchidaceae; Psygmorchis

Indexed keywords

ONCIDIINAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PSYGMORCHIS PUSILLA; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 0040788664     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.1998.10589169     Document Type: Article

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