Abstract:The karyotypes of Coix lacryma-jobi L. and C.l. var. frumentacea Makino are very similar, and both karyotypes can be expressed as 2n=20=18m(2SAT)+2sm, a symmetric karyotype. Their C-banding patterns are analogous too.The only difference between them is that the bands of Coix lacryma-jobi L. are not so plentiful as those of the other taxon.