Pollen morphology of <i>Begonia</i> L. (Begoniaceae) in Nepal

Authors

  • Sangeeta Rajbhandary Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
  • Mark Hughes Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR
  • Krishna K. Shrestha Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v19i2.13134

Keywords:

Begonia L., Nepal, Pollen morphology, SEM

Abstract

The pollen morphology of 28 Begonia species of Nepal has been examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Comparative pollen analysis was made based on size, shape in polar and equatorial views, P/E ratio, aperture, and exine ornamentation. In this study, four types of pollen ornamentation morphology have been identified. Among Nepalese Begonia, B. roxburghii (section Sphenanthera) has the smallest pollen (11.2- 12.8 × 6.4-7.0 ?m) and B. flagellaris (section Diploclinium) has the largest pollen (24.3- 30.6 × 11.4-12.0 ?m). Presence of margo in the pollen ornamentation is a distinguishing character that separates Begonia section Platycentrum from all other sections of Nepalese Begonia.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v19i2.13134

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 19(2): 191-200, 2012 (December)

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2012-12-25

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Rajbhandary, S., Hughes, M., & Shrestha, K. K. (2012). Pollen morphology of <i>Begonia</i> L. (Begoniaceae) in Nepal. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 19(2), 191–200. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v19i2.13134

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2012)

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