Research Article

Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats

Volume: 26 Number: 1 February 29, 2024
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Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats

Abstract

Ecological wood anatomy is a significant discipline that elucidates the impacts of growth environment conditions on wood formation. By thoroughly examining the relationships between the anatomical features of wood and ecological conditions, the adaptation of taxa to their habitat can be evaluated using certain anatomical characteristics. This study focused on the wood anatomical features of Teucrium polium L. (felty germander), a species belonging to the Lamiaceae family, which has a widespread distribution in Africa, Northern Europe, Southwest Asia, and also in Türkiye. Wood samples were collected from two different habitats in Türkiye to assess the adaptation of T. polium to its environment. T. polium has a semi-ring porous wood. In individuals growing in coastal sand dunes, the radial diameters of vessels in the wide diameter class and both tangential and radial diameters in the narrow diameter class were significantly wider than those growing in the interior. However, the tangential diameters of vessels in the wide diameter class did not show a significant difference between the two habitats. The vessel grouping index in samples from the interior was 41.3% higher compared to those from coastal sand dunes. Xeromorphic values of T. polium showed no significant difference between the two different habitats. Individuals growing in coastal sand dunes exhibited heterogeneous structures in the root collar bark, with secretory cavities composed of 6-7 rows of epithelial cells. In contrast, individuals from the interior showed no evidence of secretory cavities.

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This study was also presented firstly as oral presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Non-Wood Forest Products, 2023.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Forest Botany

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

February 21, 2024

Publication Date

February 29, 2024

Submission Date

October 26, 2023

Acceptance Date

February 19, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 26 Number: 1

APA
Pulat, E., Yıldızbaş, A., & Yaman, B. (2024). Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 26(1), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.24011/barofd.1379079
AMA
1.Pulat E, Yıldızbaş A, Yaman B. Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024;26(1):110-118. doi:10.24011/barofd.1379079
Chicago
Pulat, Esra, Avni Yıldızbaş, and Barbaros Yaman. 2024. “Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium Polium L. Subsp. Polium) in Two Different Habitats”. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 26 (1): 110-18. https://doi.org/10.24011/barofd.1379079.
EndNote
Pulat E, Yıldızbaş A, Yaman B (February 1, 2024) Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 26 1 110–118.
IEEE
[1]E. Pulat, A. Yıldızbaş, and B. Yaman, “Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats”, Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 110–118, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.24011/barofd.1379079.
ISNAD
Pulat, Esra - Yıldızbaş, Avni - Yaman, Barbaros. “Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium Polium L. Subsp. Polium) in Two Different Habitats”. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 26/1 (February 1, 2024): 110-118. https://doi.org/10.24011/barofd.1379079.
JAMA
1.Pulat E, Yıldızbaş A, Yaman B. Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024;26:110–118.
MLA
Pulat, Esra, et al. “Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium Polium L. Subsp. Polium) in Two Different Habitats”. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, Feb. 2024, pp. 110-8, doi:10.24011/barofd.1379079.
Vancouver
1.Esra Pulat, Avni Yıldızbaş, Barbaros Yaman. Wood Anatomical Characteristics of Felty Germander (Teucrium polium L. subsp. polium) in Two Different Habitats. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024 Feb. 1;26(1):110-8. doi:10.24011/barofd.1379079

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