Pollen morphology of Thalictrum L., species (Ranunculaceae) in Turkey

Date

2005-06

Authors

Başer, Kemal Hüsnü Can

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Publisher

Pakistan Botanical Soc

Abstract

In this study, the pollen morphology of 11 taxa of the Thalictrum L. (Ranunculaccae) viz., T. orientale Boiss., T aquilegifolium L., T sultanabadense Stapf.,T foetidum L., T. isophyroides C.A.Mey., T.minus L., var. minus Boiss., T.minus var. majus (Crantz) Crepin, T minus L. var. microphyllum Boiss., T.lucidum L., T.flavum L. and T. simplex L., from Turkey was investigated with light microscope and scanning electron microscope. LM observations reveal that pollen grains of the taxa are periporate with operculum, spheroidal, ornamentation microechinate. The numbers of pores are between 6 and 17. This palynological investigation is the first one which has been done on Thalictrum L., distributed in Turkey.

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Keywords

Plant sciences, Ranunculaceae, Thalictrum, Thalictrum aquilegifolium, Thalictrum flavum, Thalictrum minus

Citation

Tatlıdil, S. vd. (2005). "Pollen morphology of Thalictrum L., species (Ranunculaceae) in Turkey By". Pakistan Journal of Botany, 37(2), 203-212.