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POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF THALICTRUM L., SPECIES (RANUNCULACEAE) IN TURKEY SEVCAN TATLIDIL, ADEM BICAKCI, HULUSI MALYER AND K.H. CAN BASER*
Abstract: In this study, the pollen morphology of 11 taxa of the Thalictrum
L. (Ranunculaceae) viz., T. orientale Boiss., T. aquilegifolium
L., T. sultanabadense Stapf.,T. foetidum L., T. isophyroides
C.A.Mey., T.minus L., var. minus Boiss., T.minus
var. majus (Crantz) Crepin, T. minus L. var. microphyllum
Boiss., T.lucidum L., T. flavum L. and T. simplex L.,
from Turkey was investigated with light microscope and scanning electron
microscope. LM observations reveal that pollen grains of the taxa are
periporate with operculum, spheroidal, ornamentation microechinate.
The numbers of pores are between 6 and 17. This palynological investigation
is the first one which has been done on Thalictrum L., distributed
in Turkey. Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Uludag University, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey. Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. |
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