Fruit coat patterns and morphological properties of seven species of <i>Symphytum</i> L. (boraginaceae) from Turkey

Authors

  • Öznur Ergen Akçin Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences & Arts, Ordu University, Per?embe, 52750, Ordu
  • Hilal Baki Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences & Arts, Ordu University, Per?embe, 52750, Ordu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5145

Keywords:

Symphytum L., Boraginaceae, Fruit surface, Micromorphology, SEM, Turkey

Abstract

Micro- and macro-morphological characters of fruit surface of seven species of Symphytum L. in Turkey were investigated. Fruits of S. asperum Lepechin, S. sylvaticum Boiss., S. brachycaylx Boiss and S. kurdicum Boiss. & Hausskn have indistinct basal ring which in S. ibericum, S. orientale and S. bornmuelleri is distinct. Based on the structure and ornamentation of the fruit surface, tuberculate and rugose types can be distinguished. Micro-morphological characters could be useful in solving taxonomic problems of Symphytum asperum, S. kurdicum, S. ibericum, S. orientale, S. bornmuelleri, S. brachycalyx and S. sylvaticum.

Key words: Symphytum L.; Boraginaceae; Fruit surface; Micromorphology; SEM; Turkey

DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5145

Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 185-188, 2009 (December)  

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Akçin, Öznur E., & Baki, H. (2010). Fruit coat patterns and morphological properties of seven species of <i>Symphytum</i> L. (boraginaceae) from Turkey. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 38(2), 185–188. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5145

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2009)

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Short Communications

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