Seed morphology of some Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae) species collected from Turkey

Authors

MEHMET YAŞAR DADANDI
KEMAL YILDIZ

DOI

10.3906/bot-1307-35

Abstract

The seed micro- and macromorphology of 39 Silene taxa were studied by stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope. Quantitative (9) and qualitative (11) values of seed characters vary greatly both within and between taxa. The tree topology of UPGMA based on quantitative values does not supported the traditional relationship. Therefore, we concluded that seed characters of Silene alone cannot be used to describe taxa without detecting the full range of intra- and intertaxon variation of those characters.

Keywords

Micromorphology, seed coat, scanning electron microscopy, Silene

First Page

280

Last Page

297

Recommended Citation

DADANDI, MEHMET YAŞAR and YILDIZ, KEMAL (2015) "Seed morphology of some Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae) species collected from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1307-35
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol39/iss2/8