COMPARATIVE POLLEN MORPHOLOGY STUDIES OF TWO ENDEMIC NOCCAEA MOENCH (BRASSICACEAE) TAXA FROM TURKEY

Authors : Kurtuluş OZGISI, Onur KOYUNCU, Okan SEZER, Derviş OZTURK, Atila OCAK, Okoray YAYLACI, İsmühan POTOĞLU ERKARA

Pages : 79-87

Doi:10.1501/commuc_0000000200

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Publication Date : 2018-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study is supporting the biological characteristics of the plants to put forward more efficient systematic and evolutionary relationships by pollen morphology study. It is aimed to determine the comparative palynological features of the two endemic taxa from Brassicaceae family which are naturally growing in Turkey. Detailed morphological investigation of the pollen of the Turkish Noccaea elegans insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Boiss.); Al-Shehbaz and N. cilicica insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.); Al-Shehbaz were carried out under Light Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM);. The results are described here for the first time. It was revealed that the pollen grains of two endemic taxa were the tricolpate type and spheroid/suboblate shaped. Exine was seen to be semitectate- reticulate ornamentation. Comparisons which will be made with the collected species and other taxa within the family will make contribution to taxonomy for family
Keywords : Brassicaceae, pollen morphology, light microscope, SEM, Turkey