Open AccessFruit coat patterns and morphological properties of seven species of <i>Symphytum</i> L. (boraginaceae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
Öznur Ergen Akçın,
Hılal Bakı
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2079-9926
pISSN - 0253-5416
DOI - 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5145
Subject(s) - boraginaceae , biology , botany
Micro- and macro-morphological characters of fruit surface of seven species of Symphytum L. in Turkey were investigated. Fruits of S. asperum Lepechin, S. sylvaticum Boiss., S. brachycaylx Boiss and S. kurdicum Boiss. & Hausskn have indistinct basal ring which in S. ibericum, S. orientale and S. bornmuelleri is distinct. Based on the structure and ornamentation of the fruit surface, tuberculate and rugose types can be distinguished. Micro-morphological characters could be useful in solving taxonomic problems of Symphytum asperum, S. kurdicum, S. ibericum, S. orientale, S. bornmuelleri, S. brachycalyx and S. sylvaticum. Key words: Symphytum L.; Boraginaceae; Fruit surface; Micromorphology; SEM; Turkey DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5145 Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 185-188, 2009 (December)