A micromorphological study of some representative genera in the tribe Saturejeae (Lamia ceae) |
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| Authors: | SYED Z HUSAIN FLS PETAR D MARIN &#;EDOMIL &#;ILI&#; M QAISER BRANIMIR PETCOVIC |
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| Institution: | School of Plant Sciences, Plant Science Laboratories, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box221, Reading RG62AS;Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia;Zemaljski Muzej SR BiH, Putnika 7, P.O. Box 682, 71000, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia;Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
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| Abstract: | HUSAIN, S. Z., MARIN, P. D., ŠILIĆ, Č., QAISER, M. & PETCOVIĆ, B., 1990. A micromorphological study of some representative genera in the tribe Saturejeae (Lamiaceae). The Old World genera in the tribe Saturejeae are usually distributed either in Europe and North Africa or in the temperate parts of Asia. The centres of distribution of investigated genera are mainly in the Mediterranean region. In taxonomic revisions very little reference is made to micromorphological characters, in particular, to nutlets and leaf indumentum, in spite of the stability of these characters. Scanning electron microscopy of nutlet surface and patterns of leaf indumentum show a wide range of variation, not only among genera, but also at lower levels of classification. In view of this, nutlet surface and leaf indumentum structure, as seen with the SEM, of representative species of eight genera in the tribe Saturejeae provides useful additional character combinations in delimiting these closely related genera. This study also supports Boissier's delimitation of sections Micromeria and Pseudomelissa. |
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| Keywords: | Labiatae leaf indumentum microcharacters nutlet surface SEM |
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