Seed morphology of Ebenus L. species endemic to Turkey

Authors

FATMA BAYRAKDAR
ZEKİ AYTAÇ
ZEKİYE SULUDERE
SELAMİ CANDAN

DOI

10.3906/bot-0907-75

Abstract

In the present study, seed surface morphology of species of the genus Ebenus L. in Turkey, all of which are endemic, was studied. E. plumosa var. speciosa has the biggest and E. laguroides var. laguroides has the smallest seeds. The seed shapes are spheroid in E. reesei, orbiculate in E. pisidica, and oblong-spheroid in others. Ornamentation is striate in E. macrophylla, rugose in E. haussknechtii, and reticulate or multi-reticulate in others. Microphylle is subterminal in all Turkish Ebenus species.

Keywords

Ebenus, Fabaceae, seed morphology, Turkey

First Page

283

Last Page

289

Recommended Citation

BAYRAKDAR, FATMA; AYTAÇ, ZEKİ; SULUDERE, ZEKİYE; and CANDAN, SELAMİ (2010) "Seed morphology of Ebenus L. species endemic to Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 34: No. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-0907-75
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol34/iss4/3