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Seed morphology of some species of Tephrosia Pers . (Fabaceae) from Saudi Arabia Identification of species and systematic significance
Author(s) -
AlGhamdi F. A.,
AlZahrani R. M.
Publication year - 2010
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.201011128
Subject(s) - botany , biology , morphology (biology) , fabaceae , genus , cell wall , taxon , ultrastructure , key (lock) , identification key , zoology , ecology
Seed morphology of eight species belonging to the genus Tephrosia Pers . were examined by using light and scanning electron microscopy. Macro‐ and micromorphological characters, including seed shape, colour, size, surface, epidermal cell shape, anticlinal boundaries, outer periclinal cell wall and relief of outer cell walls, are presented. Two types of basic anticlinal cell wall boundaries and two types of relief outer cell walls are recognized and two different shapes of the outer periclinal cell wall are described. A key for the identification of the investigated taxa based on seed characters is provided (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)