Probable Base Number for Genus x = 11, 12
P. pilosa 2n=24 Turner et al. 1962; Watanabe et al. 2007
P. trinervia n=12; 2n=48; n=11, ca 22, 24, ca 24; 2n=12II ref Turner et al. 1962; Grashoff et al. 1972; King et al. 1976; Robinson et al. 1989; Keil et al. 1988
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