NUTLET AND FLOWER MORPHOLOGICAL AND MICROMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON ONOSMA L. (BORAGINACEAE) IN IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

The morphology and micromorphology of flower and nutlet in 29 Iranian Onosma species were examinated comparatively using SEM method in order to evaluate and clarify their taxonomic values and specific emphasis was on their role in classification. Our study highlights the importance of the floral and nutlet characters in relation to identification of most of the studied species based on the PCoA and cluster analysis. Besides,Palynological, morphological and molecular studies confirmed our results. Although there are some taxa which cannot be determined solely using the mentioned characters, but these characters accompanied with other important characters are useful tools in distinguishing many taxa and solving some complexities in Onosma. Moreover if molecular evidence (chloroplast and nuclear sequences) confirm our results, the divergence of Onosma orientalis and Onosma rostellata from the genus Onosma is expexcted,then these taxa may be transferred to different genera. On the other hand, combinations of these characters along with morphological and molecular evidence provide a perfect view for taxonomy and comphrensive taxonomical revision of Onosma.

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Article Title [Persian]

مطالعات ریخت شناسی و ریز ریخت شناسی گل و فندقه برخی از گونه های (Onosma L. (Boraginaceae در ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • مهناز عرب عامری
  • احمدرضا محرابیان
  • مسعود شیدایی
دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد سیستماتیک-اکولوژی گیاهی، دانشکده علوم زیستی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

ریخت شناسی و ریز ریخت شناسی گل و بذر در 29 گونه ایرانی Onosma به صورت مقایسه‌ای با استفاده از میکروسکپ الکترونی نگاره برای ارزیابی و تبیین ارزش های تاکسونومیکی آن ها  با تاکید ویژه بر نقش آن ها در رده بندی صورت گرفته است. مطالعه ما سبب برجسته نمودن اهمیت صفات گل و فندقه در ارتباط با شناسایی غالب گونه های مطالعه شده بر اساس آنالیز تجزیه به مولفه های اصلی و آنالیز خوشه ای شده است. به علاوه، مطالعات گرده شناسی، ریخت شناسی و مولکولی نتایج ما را تایید نموده اند. اگرچه تاکسون هایی وجود دارند که به تنهایی براساس صفات ذکر شده قابل شناسایی نیستند، اما این صفات به همراهی با صفات با اهمیت دیگر، ابزار مهمی در تشخیص و برطرف نمودن پیچیدگی های تاکسونومیکی جنس Onosma می باشند. اگر شواهد مولکولی (توالی های هسته ای و کلروپلاستی) نتایج ما را درباره واگرایی Onosma orientalis  و Onosma rostellata نسبت به جنس  Onosma تایید نمایند، این تاکسون ها می توانند به جنس های دیگری منتقل شوند. از سوی دیگر، ترکیب صفات بذر و گل همراه با شواهد ریخت شناختی و مولکولی نگرش جامعی پیرامون بازبینی تاکسونومیکی Onosma فراهم می آورند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Boraginaceae
  • Onosma
  • Morphology
  • micromorphology
  • Taxonomy
  • SEM
  • Iran
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