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2004

Turkish Journal of Botany

Endemic

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Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On The Saponaria Kotschyi Boiss. (Caryophyllaceae), Ebru Ataşlar Jan 2004

Morphological And Anatomical Investigations On The Saponaria Kotschyi Boiss. (Caryophyllaceae), Ebru Ataşlar

Turkish Journal of Botany

The morphological, anatomical and micromorphological features of Saponaria kotschyi Boiss. have been studied on plants collected from Osmangazi University-Meşelik Campus, Eskişehir. S. kotschyi is an endemic species and a new record from Eskişehir. In general, the results obtained from morphological studies were consistent with the description given in the Flora of Turkey, except for the calyx, as the calyx of S. kotschyi flowers not only had glandular hairs but also eglandular hairs. The anatomical studies on cross-sections of the root, stem, leaves and surface sections of leaves were presented and compared with previous findings. Furthermore, the micromorphological properties of the …


Morphological, Anatomical And Ecological Studies On Tulipa Armena Boiss. Var. Lycica (Baker) Marais (Liliaceae), Ati̇la Ocak, Sevi̇m Alan, Ebru Ataşlar Jan 2004

Morphological, Anatomical And Ecological Studies On Tulipa Armena Boiss. Var. Lycica (Baker) Marais (Liliaceae), Ati̇la Ocak, Sevi̇m Alan, Ebru Ataşlar

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study presents investigations into the morphological, anatomical and ecological features of Tulipa armena Boiss. var. lycica (Baker) Marais. T. armena var. lycica, an endemic species which was collected from the Eskişehir, Alpu-Bozan plantation area and from Kunduzlar Dam and its environs. The species is a new record for Eskişehir. For morphological studies a description and illustrations of T. armena var. lycica are given. The morphological differences were compared with the Flora of Turkey. For anatomical studies, cross-sections of the root, stem and leaves and surface sections of the leaves of T. armena var. lycica are investigated for the first …


A Morphological And Anatomical Study On Endemic Alkanna Haussknechtii Bornm. (Boraginaceae), Critically Endangered In Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Nezahat Kandemi̇r, Arzu Cansaran Jan 2004

A Morphological And Anatomical Study On Endemic Alkanna Haussknechtii Bornm. (Boraginaceae), Critically Endangered In Turkey, Öznur Ergen Akçi̇n, Nezahat Kandemi̇r, Arzu Cansaran

Turkish Journal of Botany

Alkanna haussknechtii Bornm., which occurs only in the vicinity of Amasya, is critically endangered. The morphological and anatomical properties of the species, an endemic plant of the Irano-Turanian phytogeographic region, were investigated. The root is perennial. The leaves are ecvifacial and have stomata cells that are anisocytic and anomocytic. The stomata index is 18.048 on the upper epidermis and 15.428 on the lower epidermis.