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The paper deals with the chromosome numbers in some of the Indian medicinal plants. Of the twenty plants studied, the chromosome numbers of nine plants are reported for the first time. Five plants had numbers different from previous observations.
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Communicated by Dr. E. K. Janaki Ammal
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Raghavan, R.S. Chromosome numbers in Indian medicinal plants. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 45, 294–298 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051030
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051030