Pollen morphology of 10 taxa belonging to Prangos Lindl. and Ekimia H. Duman & M.F. Watson (Umbelliferae) from turkey and its taxonomic significance

Authors

  • Sevil Pehlivan Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Gazi University, Ankara
  • Birol Baser Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Gazi University, Ankara
  • Evren Cabi Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v16i2.3929

Keywords:

Ekimia, Pollen morphology, Prangos, SEM, Taxonomy, TEM

Abstract

Pollen grains of nine taxa of Prangos Lindl. and one of Ekimia H. Duman & M.F. Watson (Umbelliferae) were examined with LM (light microscope) and SEM (scanning electron microscope), and of them four with TEM (transmission electron microscope). The quantitative data were also subjected to cluster analysis. The obtained phenogram revealed that Ekimia bornmuelleri (Hub.-Mor. & Reese) H. Duman & M.F. Watson is strictly different from the taxa of Prangos regarding their quantitative pollen profile; except P. ferulacea Lindl., all taxa included in section Intactae formed a cluster together; members of section Meliocarpoides and section Prangos show a closer relationship regarding their pollen features. Exine ornamentations of Prangos and Ekimia are rugulate-striate and are of no value for identification purposes.

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Published

2009-12-05

How to Cite

Pehlivan, S., Baser, B., & Cabi, E. (2009). Pollen morphology of 10 taxa belonging to Prangos Lindl. and Ekimia H. Duman & M.F. Watson (Umbelliferae) from turkey and its taxonomic significance. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 16(2), 165–174. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v16i2.3929

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2009)

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