@article{Soontornchainaksaeng_Chantaranothai_Senakun_2014, title={Cytogenetic studies and taxonomic considerations in some taxa of Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) in Thailand}, url={https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24415}, abstractNote={An investigation into the cytogenetics of Thai <em>Mallotus</em> (Euphorbiaceae) indicated that all plants have highly distinctive chromosomes at diakinesis and first anaphase. Bivalent length is 1.33–6 μm in pollen mother cells of 160–286.67 μm. The chromosome numbers of <em>Mallotus</em> can be divided into three groups, viz: 2n = 20 (10II), 22 (11II) and 24 (12II). Chromosome numbers of 11 species are recorded for the first time. The basic numbers of <em>Mallotus</em> are x = 10, 11 and 12. These dysploid numbers may have evolved through a<br />decrease from 2n = 22 to 2n = 20. <em>M. oblongifolius</em> is taxonomically conspecific with <em>M. peltatus</em> but their chromosome numbers are different with 2n = 20 and 2n = 22 respectively. Therefore, these two species should be maintained as distinct taxa.}, number={31}, journal={Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)}, author={Soontornchainaksaeng, Puangpaka and Chantaranothai, Pranom and Senakun, Chadapron}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={113–122} }