Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L.

Year 2017, Volume: 67 Issue: 1, 65 - 71, 01.01.2017

Nurgül Karlıoğlu Kılıç , Gamze Tuttu

https://doi.org/10.17099/jffiu.75357

Abstract

Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L.

Abstract: The pollen morphology of 2 species of the genus Cornus L. distributed in Turkey was studied with light and scanning electron microscope. The pollen of genus Cornus is 3-colporate. Pollen of the Cornus mas is spheroidal and Cornus sanguinea is subprolate. Size varies of Cornus mas pollen with the polar axis ranging from 21.54 to 27.36 μm and equatorial axis from 21.31 to 26.72 μm. Size varies of Cornus sanguinea pollen with polar axis ranging from 54.41 to 71.69 μm and equatorial axis from 46.03 to 63.42 μm. The equatorial outline of Cornus mas pollen is triangular and Cornus sanguinea pollen is circular. The results showed that pollen of these two species can easily be identified as species level. 

Keywords: pollen morphology, Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea.

Cornus mas L. ve Cornus sanguinea L. türlerinin polen morfolojisi

Özet: Türkiye’de yayılış gösteren Cornus L. cinsinin 2 türünün (Cornus sanguinea L. ve Cornus mas L.) polen morfolojisi ışık ve taramalı elektron mikroskobuyla çalışılmıştır. Cornus cinsinin polenleri trikolporat apertüre sahiptir. Cornus mas’ın polen şekli sferoid iken Cornus sanguinea’nın ise subprolat’dır. Cornus mas polenlerinin polar eksen uzunluğu 21.54-27.36 μm ve ekvatoral eksen uzunluğu 21.31-26.72 μm arasında değişmektedir. Cornus sanguinea polenlerinde ise polar eksen uzunluğu 54.41-71.69 μm ve ekvatoral eksen uzunluğu 46.03-63.42 μm arasında değişmektedir. Cornus mas’ın ekvatoral dış görünüşü üçgenimsi iken Cornus sanguinea’nın ise dairemsidir. Elde edilen sonuçlar bu iki türün polenlerinin kolaylıkla ayırt edilebileceğini göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Polen morfolojisi, Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea

Received (Geliş): 13.04.2016 - Revised (Düzeltme): 03.08.2016 -   Accepted (Kabul): 12.08.2016

Cite (Atıf): Karlioglu Kilic, N., Tuttu, G., 2017. Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L. Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University 67(1): 65-71. DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.75357

Cornus mas L. ve Cornus sanguinea L. türlerinin polen morfolojisi

Abstract

Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L.

Abstract: The pollen morphology of 2 species of the genus Cornus L. distributed in Turkey was studied with light and scanning electron microscope. The pollen of genus Cornus is 3-colporate. Pollen of the Cornus mas is spheroidal and Cornus sanguinea is subprolate. Size varies of Cornus mas pollen with the polar axis ranging from 21.54 to 27.36 μm and equatorial axis from 21.31 to 26.72 μm. Size varies of Cornus sanguinea pollen with polar axis ranging from 54.41 to 71.69 μm and equatorial axis from 46.03 to 63.42 μm. The equatorial outline of Cornus mas pollen is triangular and Cornus sanguinea pollen is circular. The results showed that pollen of these two species can easily be identified as species level.

Keywords: pollen morphology, Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea.

Cornus mas L. ve Cornus sanguinea L. türlerinin polen morfolojisi

Özet: Türkiye’de yayılış gösteren Cornus L. cinsinin 2 türünün (Cornus sanguinea L. ve Cornus mas L.) polen morfolojisi ışık ve taramalı elektron mikroskobuyla çalışılmıştır. Cornus cinsinin polenleri trikolporat apertüre sahiptir. Cornus mas’ın polen şekli sferoid iken Cornus sanguinea’nın ise subprolat’dır. Cornus mas polenlerinin polar eksen uzunluğu 21.54-27.36 μm ve ekvatoral eksen uzunluğu 21.31-26.72 μm arasında değişmektedir. Cornus sanguinea polenlerinde ise polar eksen uzunluğu 54.41-71.69 μm ve ekvatoral eksen uzunluğu 46.03-63.42 μm arasında değişmektedir. Cornus mas’ın ekvatoral dış görünüşü üçgenimsi iken Cornus sanguinea’nın ise dairemsidir. Elde edilen sonuçlar bu iki türün polenlerinin kolaylıkla ayırt edilebileceğini göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Polen morfolojisi, Cornus mas, Cornus sanguinea

Received (Geliş): 13.04.2016 - Revised (Düzeltme): 03.08.2016 -   Accepted (Kabul): 12.08.2016

Cite (Atıf): Karlioglu Kilic, N., Tuttu, G., 2017. Pollen morphology of Cornus mas L. and Cornus sanguinea L. Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University 67(1): 65-71. DOI: 10.17099/jffiu.75357

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