Notes on the Newly Identified Asperula cankiriense B. Sahin & Sagiroglu (Rubiaceae) from Turkey Based on a Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study

Kayabas A., AMUTKAN MUTLU D.

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.576-584, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1431927622000149
  • Dergi Adı: MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, INSPEC, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.576-584
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asperula cankiriense, gypsum plant, micromorphology, raphide crystals, Rubiaceae, LEAF ANATOMY, RANDIA RUBIACEAE, FOLIAR ANATOMY, LEAVES, MICROMORPHOLOGY, HERBIVORY, NAUCLEEAE, TAXONOMY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Micromorphological features of vegetative and reproductive organs in plants are considered important because they can be used as taxonomic characters. Asperula cankiriense B. Sahin & Sagiroglu, commonly known as "Cankiri belumu", belongs to the family Rubiaceae and generally occurs in gypsum steppes. This research reports for the first time the micromorphological characteristics of the vegetative and reproductive organs of A. cankiriense using light and scanning electron microscopy. Taxonomically critical diagnostic features, such as raphide crystals, presence and shape of trichomes, leaf cross-section shape, flower structure, and epidermal ornamentation, were described in detail. This study provided up-to-date information on the micromorphology of this newly described species and provided additional systematic information on A. cankiriense. New data about the species are reported here and will contribute to the knowledge about the family Rubiaceae.