Table 3. Previous chromosome count of Disporum of Taiwan.
Taxon Chromosome number Reference
n 2n
D. kawakamii 8 Chuang et al. 1962
16 Chao et al. 1963; Tamura et al. 1992; Wang 1997
32 Hsu 1971
D. sessile var. intermedium 16 Tamura et al. 1992 (as D. taipingense); Wang 1997 (as D. nantouense)
D. shimadae 14 Chao et al. 1963; Chang and Hsu 1974; Tamura et al. 1992; Wang 1997
16 Chang and Hsu 1974