Fruit and seed macro- and micromorphologies of the genus Matthiola (Brassicaceae) in Turkey and their taxonomic value

Authors

AYLA KAYA
MURAT ÜNAL
ABDURRAHMAN SEFALI
ESRA MARTİN

DOI

10.3906/bot-1812-10

Abstract

Macro- and micromorphological features of fruit and seeds belonging to 12 taxa genera of Matthiola W.T.Aiton were studied via stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope. In macromorphological studies, the following variables were investigated: the shape, size, and color of fruit and seeds; the length of fruiting pedicel; the structure of the median vein; stigma (horns); and trichome properties and density in fruit. In micromorphological studies, the presence or absence of seed wings, seed coat pattern in disc and wing, and epidermal cell shape in disc and wing were determined. According to our findings, all characters of fruit and seeds are extremely variable and can be used as criteria to distinguish species of the genus.

Keywords

Brassicaceae, fruit, Matthiola, morphology, seed, scanning electron microscopy, taxonomy

First Page

516

Last Page

528

Recommended Citation

KAYA, AYLA; ÜNAL, MURAT; SEFALI, ABDURRAHMAN; and MARTİN, ESRA (2019) "Fruit and seed macro- and micromorphologies of the genus Matthiola (Brassicaceae) in Turkey and their taxonomic value," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 43: No. 4, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1812-10
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol43/iss4/8