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Cotyledon morphology: an aid in identification of Ipomoea taxa (Convolvulaceae)
Author(s) -
Ogunwenmo K. O.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.200390022
Subject(s) - indumentum , ipomoea , biology , botany , convolvulaceae , taxon , cotyledon , identification (biology) , seedling , morphology (biology) , zoology
Morphometric and qualitative characters of matured cotyledons of 18 taxa of Ipomoea were assessed to determine their value for identification at seedling stage. The characters examined include cotyledon colour, texture, indumentum, basal‐apical notch distance, shape and dimensions. A key for the identification of the taxa based on these characters is presented.