Pollen Morphology of Some Turkish Crocus L. (iridaceae) Species
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چکیده
The genus Crocus L. (Iridaceae) comprises about 80 species distributed mainly in the Mediterranean region. It is widely dispersed in Turkey; at present about 67 taxa (including subspecies and varieties) are recognized there (Mathew, 1984, 1988, 1995, 2000; Kerndorff and Pasche, 2003, 2004). The Turkish Crocus species have received attention by several workers, who have concentrated mainly on morphology (e.g., Mathew, 1984) and anatomy (Akan and Eker, 2004; Özdemir, 2002; Özdemir et al., 2004). In Europe, several Crocus species have been examined for pollen morphology (Grilli Caiola et al., 1993; Chichiriccò, 1999; Furness, 1985; Heslop-Harrison, 1977; Mariotti, 1988). There is no detailed study of the pollen morphology of Turkish Crocus species. This study investigates the pollen morphology of some of these taxa, using light and electron microscopy, and provides palynological information about the genus in the Turkish flora.
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