scholarly journals Pollen Morphological Investigations of Salvia L. In Southeastern of Turkey and Its Taxonomic Implication

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-403
Author(s):  
Fatma Mungan Kiliç

In this study, the pollen morphology and exine structure of nine species of the genus Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) were investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Six micromorphological characters (pollen shape, polar length, equatorial width, exine and intine thickness, colpus length and colpus width) of pollen grains of Salvia have been identified. The palynological observations revealed that pollen grains of most studied taxa of Salvia were suboblate shape and possess hekzacolpate aperture. Tectal surface sculpture was a good criterion to identify particular taxa from Salvia. The pollen of which is characterized by reticulate, the pollen ornamentation was similar in all studied taxa. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(2): 395-403, 2021 (December)

Author(s):  
Marina Macukanovic-Jocic ◽  
Snezana Jaric

Palynomorphological characteristics of Campanula lingulata, the Balkan-Carpathian endemic species growing in Serbia, have been investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy for the first time, in order to provide some information helpful for a better understanding of the taxonomic position of this species within the genus, as well as to contribute to the pollen atlas of Serbian apiflora. The pollen grains are radially symmetrical, isopolar, 3-zonoporate and medium-sized monads oblate-sphaeroidal in shape. Mean of the polar axis (P) is 27.6?1.9 ?m, while the average length of the equatorial axis (E) is 28.8?1.6 ?m. The apertures are operculate. The sculpturing pattern of the exine is microre?ticulate-microechinatae. The exine surface is covered with evenly distributed supratectal spinules of variable length and sparse granules. The longest supratectal spinules are 0.64?0.05 ?m in length and the smallest sculptural elements are less than 0.2 ?m high. The microechinae density per sample area of 5 ?m x 5 ?m averages 17.4?2.4.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (1) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Raul Bogota ◽  
Carina Hoorn ◽  
Wim Star ◽  
Rob Langelaan ◽  
Hannah Banks ◽  
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Sabinaria magnifica is so far the only known species in the recently discovered tropical palm genus Sabinaria (Arecaceae). Here we present a complete description of the pollen morphology of this palm species based on light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We also made SEM-based comparisons of Sabinaria with other genera within the tribe Cryosophileae. Pollen grains of Sabinaria magnifica resemble the other genera in the heteropolar, slightly asymmetric monads, and the monosulcate and tectate exine with perforate surface. Nevertheless, there are some clear differences with Thrinax, Chelyocarpus and Cryosophila in terms of aperture and exine. S. magnifica differs from its closest relative, Itaya amicorum, in the exine structure. This study shows that a combination of microscope techniques is essential for the identification of different genera within the Cryosophileae and may also be a necessary when working with other palynologically less distinct palm genera. 


Genetika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Nikolic ◽  
Dragan Milatovic ◽  
Aleksandar Radovic ◽  
Jugoslav Trajkovic

Morphology and ultrastructure of pollen grains were studied in 13 Obla?inska sour cherry clones in three years using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All studied clones had isopolar, radially symmetric and tricolpate pollen grains. Length and width of pollen grains varied in a range of 50.03-55.97 ?m and 25.16-28.37 ?m respectively. Pollen shape in all the studied clones was identified as prolate. The smallest colpus length was found in the clone 8 (43.73 ?m), and the highest in the clone 3 (49.16 ?m). The highest colpus and mesocolpium width had the clone 3 (1.73 ?m; 14.87 ?m) and the lowest had the clone 7 (1.46 ?m; 13.78 ?m). All studied clones had striate exine ornamentation. Number of ridges per 100 ?m2 of the exine surface was the highest in the clone 11 (16.7) and lowest in the clone 2 (14.1). Ridge and furrow width ranged from 0.46 to 0.61 ?m and from 0.45 to 0.59 ?m, respectively. The clones have been classified into three clusters based on all studied properties. Pollen grains examination by SEM indicated that several morphological parameters (pollen size and exine characteristics) can be used to distinguish Obla?inska sour cherry clones.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles L. Argue

The pollen grains of 18 species of Lagotis have been examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of whole and fractured pollen. The grains are characterized by tricolporate apertures with smooth to sparsely granular ectocolpus membranes; lolongate endoapertures with unthickened margins included within the ectocolpi; relatively large exinous processes over the endoaperture; and columellate, semitectate, reticulate to microreticulate exines with or without supramurial processes. Lumina are reduced in size toward the colpus, but the transition is gradual, and a sharply bounded, differentially sculptured colpus border is absent. Lagotis pollen is distinct from that of the Selagineae and Globularia and indistinct from that of some Veroniceae; however, the characters shared with the latter are of wide occurrence in the Scrophulariaceae. Pollen morphology supports the distinction between L. brachystachya and L. stolonifera. It is consistent with the postulated close relationship between L. micrantha and L. integra, and provides no evidence to support the reestablishment of L. cashmeriana, L. minor, L. pallasii, or L. kunawurensis as species distinct from L. glauca. Key words: pollen morphology, Lagotis, Globularia, Selagineae, Veroniceae.


2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Hong Quang Bui ◽  
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This paper uses scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses and light microscopy (LM) to study pollen grains of species of the family Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link distributed in Vietnam, including 23 species belonging to 6 genera of the family (Oleaceae). Pollen grains of all species (Oleaceae) in Vietnam are isopolar, radial, 3- prolate pollen grains small size, with two types: subprolate type (Jasminum and Olea) and prolate spheroidal type (Jasminum, Fraxinus, Ligustrum, Osmanthus, and Chengiodendron). The surface of the pollen grains in most species is reticulate. These are important morphological features to classify the Nhai family through pollen morphology


PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 111-128
Author(s):  
Birol Başer ◽  
Mehmet Sagıroglu ◽  
Gulden Dogan ◽  
Hayri Duman

In this study, the pollen morphology of all Ferula species distributed throughout the country of Turkey was studied with light and scanning electron microscopy for the first time. The aim is to identify the pollen morphological characteristics of 23 Ferula species. The pollen is radially symmetrical, isopolar and tricolporate in all examined species. Pollen grains are prolate and perprolate with the polar axis ranging from 22.28 to 40.47 µm and the equatorial axis from 13.70 to 18.73 µm. Their polar shapes are triangular, triangular to subtriangular and circular to subcircular. Several types of exine ornamentations have been observed on pollen through the use of scanning electron microscopy. The dendrogram constructed by using Average Linkage of the examined data revealed two main groups. It was determined that some pollen characteristics are more useful for classification than others. In particular, P, E, the ratio of P/E (pollen shape) and ornamentation in the polar and equatorial views are the most valuable variables for discrimination the Ferula species.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 3134-3140 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ravi kumar ◽  
P. K. K. Nair

Scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy of the pollen of three tetraploid (2n = 44) species, Gloriosa virescens Lindle, G. carsonii Baker, and G. richmondensis Hort., and three of their hybrids showed that the pollen in Gloriosa L. fundamentally consists of three pollen shape types, spheroidal, ellipsoidal, and spindle shaped, having monocolpate aperture and a striate exine ornamentation pattern. The three parental species can be differentiated from each other on the basis of pollen shape and their characteristic striate exine ornamentation. However, in all three hybrids the composition of pollen shape suggests maternal inheritance of the character. Furthermore, in each of the three hybrids, new exine ornamentation features have appeared which differ from those of the other hybrids and from their respective parents. All the pollen grains in each of the hybrids are uniform with the same characteristic exine ornamentation. They show no segregation of exine features into the parental categories, which would be expected if exine ornamentation was under sporophytic control. The potential of exine features as genetic markers in hybrids is discussed.


Author(s):  
Z. M. Tsymbalyuk ◽  
L. M. Nitsenko ◽  
S. L. Mosyakin

The aim of this research was to provide detailed quantitative and qualitative characteristics on pollen grains of Weigela floribunda (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch (Caprifoliaceae) as applied for taxonomy. Pollen morphology of W. floribunda was studied using both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Pollen grains are 3-porate, rarely 4-porate, suboblate to spheroidal (P/E=0.80–1.05); in equatorial view elliptic or circular, in polar view circular or subcircular; medium- or large-sized (P=42.56–61.18 µm, E=42.56–66.50 µm). Pores are circular with distinct or indistinct margins and distinct annuli. Exine sculpture is echinate-microechinate-nanoechinate. Pollen grains of W. flori- bunda were analyzed for the first time in the present study.


2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew H. Thornhill ◽  
Geoff S. Hope ◽  
Lyn A. Craven ◽  
Michael D. Crisp

Pollen morphology of 16 genera and 101 species from the Myrtaceae tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae was surveyed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM). The most common pollen type observed in these tribes was parasyncolpate with arcuate or angular colpi, and a rugulate exine pattern. There was little size variation in observed pollen, except for larger pollen in tribe Melaleuceae. All Metrosideros pollen grains had apocolpial islands, as well as all Callistemon species viewed by LM. Choricarpia of tribe Backhousieae had pollen with a distinctive exine pattern. Dicolporate pollen were observed in two tribes, Metrosidereae (Tepualia) and Syzygieae (Acmena), and may be of systematic value. The dicolporate grains of these two genera were also easily distinguishable from each other by using size and pollen side shape as diagnostic characters. Two pollen types were observed within the genus Melaleuca, and a number of pollen types were observed within the species-rich genus Syzygium.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ream I. Marzouk ◽  
Salama M. El-Darier ◽  
Abdel Baset M. Askar

Pollen grains of 11 taxa of Teucrium from Libya were examined using lightmicroscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to provide better insight on the evaluation of palynological attributes for species characterization of Teucrium with special emphasis on the five Libyan endemic. Two main pollen shapes were documented; subprolate and prolate or perprolate in T. fruticans. The exine sculpture inspected at surface, operculum and pole were mostly verrucate, perforate or scabrate. Teucrium fruticans attained the phenomenon of pollen dimorphism with two distinct shapes and specifics sculpture for each form. The results validated thetaxonomic significance of pollen grains for the discrimination among Teucrium species in Libya.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(2): 219–226.


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