Open AccessTaxonomic review of chinas (Lathyrus L.) species in the flora of Azerbaijan
Author(s) -
G. F. Allahverdieva,
А. М. Аскеров
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ gosudarstvennogo nikitskogo botaničeskogo sada
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0513-1634
DOI - 10.36305/0513-1634-2020-137-47-56
Subject(s) - lathyrus , herbarium , trichome , biology , genus , botany , taxonomy (biology) , plant morphology , flora (microbiology) , bacteria , genetics
As a result of the expedition, herbarium and literature review, the article presents a new conspectus of the genus Lathyrus L. s. l. of the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan Republic). The study revealed a new area of two species (L. hirsutus L., L. inconspicuus L.) and clarified the status of one species (L. leptophyllus Bieb.). For the first time, micromorphology structure of seeds in some species (L. annuus, L. cicera, L. hirsutus, L. tuberosus, L. miniatus, L. pratensis, L. laxiflorus, L. aphaca, L. nissolia, L. sphaericus) were included by scanning electron microscope. Morphological characters of the sections were analysed according to Kupicha with some additions. Our work showed that Lathyrus seeds are circular, pressed-angular, elliptical, coloured in brown tones, with tuberculate, smooth, reticulate-rugulose surface. In the article, in contrast to the classification according to "Flora of Azerbaijan", species belonging to the genus Orobus are included in the genus Lathyrus.