scholarly journals Chromosome and pollen morphology of the rare endemic Centaurae lycopifolia Boiss. & Kotschy

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
AN Gomurgen ◽  
I Potoglu Erkara ◽  
H Altnozlu

Chromosome and pollen morphology of Centaurea lycopifolia Boiss. & Kotschy were studied. The chromosome number is 2n = 34 with haploid karyotype formula 9m + 9sm. Metaphase chromosome length ranging from 6.16 to 2.23 μm and the total haploid chromosome length was 65, 85 μm. The light and scanning electron microscope investigations revealed spheroidal-subprolate, the amb triangular and tricolporatae pollens in the taxon. Exine ornamentation was tectatae and microechinate-scabrate. Key words: Centaurea lycopifolia; Chromosome; Pollen morphology; Endemic; Turkey DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v39i2.7484 Bangladesh J. Bot. 39(2): 223-228, 2010 (December)

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahryar Saeidi Mehrvarz ◽  
Narjes Yousefi ◽  
Maryam Mohammadi ◽  
Thomas Marcussen

AbstractPollen morphology of 17 species of Viola representing five sections, Melanium, Plagiostigma, 'Spathulidium' ined., Sclerosium, and Viola, was studied using light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains were usually symmetrical, tetrazonocolporate to pentazonocolporate in section Melanium and trizonocolporate to tetrazonocolporate in the other four sections. Pollen shape was circular to subtriangular, tetragonal or pentagonal in polar view and prolate to oblate, spheroidal or pyramidal in equatorial view. Exine ornamentation was granulate, psilate and mostly perforate. The psilate type was only observed in V. modesta.We found heteromorphy in aperture number in V. caspia of section Viola, V. occulta of section Melanium and V. behboudiana of section Sclerosium, which corroborates their higher ploidy than in related species (octoploid versus tetraploid).


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Emrah Şirin ◽  
Mehmet Cengiz Karaismailoğlu

The aim of this study was to document the taxonomical, morphological, anatomical, palynological and cytological characters, and geographical distribution of endemic Aubrieta pinardii Boiss. (Brassicaceae) from Turkey. The description of the taxon was revised as a consequence of comprehensive assessments of many specimens. The surface pictures belonging to seed and pollen of the taxon were obtained by Scanning Electron Microscope. The seed surface ornamentation was rugose. The pollen was radially and isopolar and prolate in forms, with polar axes of 19.52 ± 0.29 μm and equatorial axes of 13.04 ± 0.22 μm, with oval outlines in the equatorial axes, and elliptical in the polar axes. They were three–colpate and colpus sizes varied between 12.98 μm and 13.29 μm in length, and between 1.33 and 2.09 μm in width. Also, the anatomical structures of the root, stem and leaf of species were studied. In cytological studies, the chromosome number of species was found as 2n = 16 (x =8). This was the first work including taxonomical, morphological (macro and micro), anatomical and cytological data of endemic Aubrieta pinardii. Bangladesh J.Plant Taxon. 27(1): 27-35, 2020 (June)


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 516 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
PRADIP VIKRAM DESHMUKH ◽  
SIDDHARTHAN SURVESWARAN ◽  
RAMCHANDRA DNYANOBA GORE ◽  
MANOJ MADHWANAND LEKHAK

The endemic Indian genus Haplanthodes (Acanthaceae) is revised. Four species, viz. H. neilgherryensis, H. plumosa, H. tentaculata and H. verticillata and a new variety, H. neilgherryensis var. toranganensis are recognized. Lectotype is designated for Haplanthodes, Haplanthus plumosus and H. verticillaris. The nomenclature of the Linnaean name Ruellia tentaculata is also discussed. Micromorphology of seed using light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) is observed for the first time, and two types, reticulate and micro papillate, have been recognized based on surface sculpturing pattern. The genus differs from the related genera Andrographis and Haplanthus by distinctly two grooved seeds with hygroscopic hairs. Pollen grains of the genus are oblate or prolate spheroidal, distinctly triangular, trizonocolporate with reticulate exine ornamentation.


1970 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Ozler ◽  
S Pehlivan

Pollen grains of 20 taxa from two genera of the Liliaceae were examined and compared by LM (light microscope), SEM (scanning electron microscope) and pollens of four taxa were also examined with TEM (transmission electron microscope). Pollen grains shed as monads. They are monosulcate and ellipsoidal. Fritillaria crassifolia subsp. crassifolia Freyn & Smt. sometimes sheds the pollen as dyads. Exine is semitectate and the tectum is perforate. Columellae are simplicolumellate. Ectexine is thicker than endexine. Exine sculpture (ornamentation) is reticulate, reticulate-rugulate, rugulate and retipilate in Asparagus pollens and reticulate, suprareticulate, rugulate-reticulate and striate-reticulate in Fritillaria pollens. Sulcus extends from distal to proximal in some pollens of Asparagus and Fritillaria.   Key words: Asparagus, Fritillaria, Liliaceae, Pollen morphology DOI = 10.3329/bjb.v36i2.1498 Bangladesh J. Bot. 36(2): 111-120, 2007 (December)


1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sankara Rao ◽  
C. C. Chinnappa

Pollen of six species of Centaurium Hill. (Gentianaceae) was examined by photon and scanning electron microscope. Significant variation in pollen morphology occurs in all the taxa. Pericolporate pollen encountered in C. pulchellum, C. littorale ssp. littorale, and C. exaltatum is reported. The derivation of the pericolporate type of pollen from the tricolporate type in the genus is demonstrated.


1970 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Özler ◽  
S Pehlivan

Pollen grains of 16 taxa of Allium L. belonging to sections Rhizirideum G. Don ex Koch., Codonoprasum Reichb. and Allium L. were investigated using light and scanning electron microscope, and pollens of four taxa were also examined with transmission electron microscope. Pollens were monosulcate and ellipsoidal. It was observed that the sulcus extends from distal to proximal in all taxa. The exine was semitectate and the tectum was perforate. Columellae were simplicolumellate. Exine sculpture was striate-perforate, striate-rugulate-perforate and rugulate-perforate. A. albidum Fischer ex Bieb. subsp. caucasicum (Regel) Stearn, A. rupicola Boiss ex Mouterde and A. asperiflorum Miscz. were seen to have an operculum. Key words: Allium; Codonoprasum; Rhizirideum; Alliaceae; Pollen morphology; Turkey DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v39i1.5524Bangladesh J. Bot. 39(1): 37-36, 2010 (June)


2011 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Klimko ◽  
Krystyna Idzikowska ◽  
Mariola Truchan ◽  
Anna Kreft

Pollen grains of 9 species of the genus <em>Plantago</em> (Plantaginaceae), including 8 taxa native to Poland, were observed under a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope. Descriptions of grain sculpture are illustrated only SEM micrographs. The studied pollen grains were medium-sized or small, spherical or prolate spheroidal. Their sculpture was always verrucate with granulation. In the studied taxa, internal apertures had the form of pores. Their number ranged from (4)5-9(14). The pores were scattered on the surface of pollen grains. Identification features of individual taxa include: presence or absence of an annulus around each pore, annulus structure, ornamentation of the pollen grain and operculum, type of aperture membrane, number of internal pores, and pore diameter. We suggest that two new pollen grain types, characteristic of <em>P. intermedia</em> and <em>P. arenaria</em>, should be distinguished, and that <em>P. alpina</em> should be assigned to the <em>P. coronopus</em> type.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1666
Author(s):  
Dario Kremer ◽  
Edith Stabentheiner ◽  
Faruk Bogunić ◽  
Dalibor Ballian ◽  
Eleni Eleftheriadou ◽  
...  

A study of the trichomes types and distribution and pollen morphology was carried out in nine Micromeria taxa (M. cristata ssp. cristata, M. cristata ssp. kosaninii, M. croatica, M. graeca ssp. graeca, M. graeca ssp. fruticulosa, M. juliana, M. kerneri, M. longipedunculata and M. microphylla) and five closely related Clinopodium species (C. dalmaticum, C. frivaldszkyanum, C. pulegium, C. serpyllifolium and C. thymifolium) from the Lamiaceae family of the Balkan Peninsula. By scanning electron microscope, non-glandular trichomes, peltate and capitate trichomes were observed on the calyx, leaves and stem of the studied species. Two subtypes of capitate trichomes were observed in Micromeria species: subtype 1 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell and an elliptically shaped head cell) and subtype 2 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, two to three stalk cells and a round head cell). In Clinopodium species, three types of capitate trichomes were observed: subtype 1, subtype 3 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, a short peduncle cell, and a single round head cell), and subtype 4 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, a stalk cell, and an elongated head cell). These results support the recent transfer of Micromeria species from the section Pseudomelissa to the genus Clinopodium.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-211
Author(s):  
Saurabh Sachan ◽  
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S.B. Padal ◽  

Genus Cassytha (Lauraceae) is characterized by unigue Pollen morphology. We Prepared strains of C. filiformis following acetolysis method (Ikuse, 1956) for observation under Light Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope. The present study revealed that the lamellar and scbrate nature of exine are entirely different and attributing to different morphology of pollen grains, especially the shape. This communication provides a comparison of pollen morphology between Indian and South African species filiformis discriminates the morphological variations found among the Indian specimens of C. filiformis from that of South African region.


1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Hebda ◽  
C. C. Chinnappa ◽  
B. M. Smith

Morphology and geographic variation of pollen grains of three genera of the Rosaceae (Dryas, Fragaria, Holodiscus) of western Canada were studied using the light microscope and scanning electron microscope. Dryas spp. pollen is tricolporate with a weakly developed fusiform aperture in the colpus, which upon expansion of the grain becomes a large rectangular opening. Sculpturing consists of ridges and valleys (striate or rugulate), the latter containing perforations, which grades to a network of ridges and perforations (reticulate) at colpus margins. Ridges are parallel to the colpus or form looping patterns. Dryas integrifolia and Dryas octopetala pollen in silicone oil usually are larger than those of Dryas drummondii. Fragaria spp. pollen is tricolporate with a well-developed complex equatorial aperture. Fragaria chiloensis and F. vesca exhibit a lobed and equatorially extended endoaperture, which is overarched by sexine. Fragaria virginiana usually has a less distinct endoaperture. Fragaria species have a fusiform colpus operculum. Sculpturing consists of nonasastomosing ridges parallel to the colpus and valleys containing obscure microperforations. Holodiscus discolor pollen is tricolporate. Sculpturing is striate to reticulostriate, consisting of ridges and valleys with perforations. A distinct zone, either lacking ridges or of densely packed ridges, borders the colpus.


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