Research Article

Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)

Volume: 35 Number: Plant Science and Technology October 31, 2026
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Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)

Abstract

The genus Tanacetum L., is one of the cosmopolitan members of the tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae), encompassing approximately 160 species. Within Türkiye, 61 taxa are recorded, 27 of which are endemic. This research investigates Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. using LM and SEM to assess its morphological, pollen, and achene traits, providing additional characters that may assist in resolving systematic issues within the genus. An expanded and revised description is presented based on specimens collected in the Cilo Mountains in Hakkari. The pollen exhibit isopolar, radial symmetry, and a trizonocolporate aperture type. They display an oblate-spheroidal shape, with a polar axis measuring 25–30 μm and an equatorial axis measuring 26–32 μm. The exine ornamentation is echinate with a microreticulate-rugulate pattern observed between the spines. The achenes are straw-colored, obconical-oblong, 1.24–2.15 × 0.32–0.62 mm, with scalariform-verrucate-striate surface ornamentation. The obtained data will shed light on future studies on other taxa of the genus Tanacetum, and contribute to systematic characters for the discrimination of taxa based on morphological, palynological, and achene macro-micromorphological features.

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Supporting Institution

TUBITAK

Project Number

123Z282

Ethical Statement

This work was performed without involving human participants or animal subjects. Therefore, no ethical approval was required.

Thanks

This research constitutes a section of a master’s thesis titled “Morphological, Micromorphological, Anatomical and Palynological Studies on Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip., Tanacetum oltense (Sosn.) Grierson and Tanacetum punctatum (Desr.) Grierson” being conducted at Gazi University, Department of Biology. Financial support for this study was provided by TUBITAK, project number 123Z282.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Botany (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 31, 2026

Submission Date

June 10, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 29, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 35 Number: Plant Science and Technology

APA
Taze, L., & Özbek, F. (2026). Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology, 35(Plant Science and Technology), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.53447/communc.1967805
AMA
1.Taze L, Özbek F. Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). Commun. Fac. Sci. Univ. Ank. Ser. C. 2026;35(Plant Science and Technology):1-11. doi:10.53447/communc.1967805
Chicago
Taze, Leyla, and Funda Özbek. 2026. “Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum Nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)”. Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 35 (Plant Science and Technology): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.53447/communc.1967805.
EndNote
Taze L, Özbek F (October 1, 2026) Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 35 Plant Science and Technology 1–11.
IEEE
[1]L. Taze and F. Özbek, “Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)”, Commun. Fac. Sci. Univ. Ank. Ser. C, vol. 35, no. Plant Science and Technology, pp. 1–11, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.53447/communc.1967805.
ISNAD
Taze, Leyla - Özbek, Funda. “Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum Nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)”. Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology 35/Plant Science and Technology (October 1, 2026): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.53447/communc.1967805.
JAMA
1.Taze L, Özbek F. Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). Commun. Fac. Sci. Univ. Ank. Ser. C. 2026;35:1–11.
MLA
Taze, Leyla, and Funda Özbek. “Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum Nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae)”. Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology, vol. 35, no. Plant Science and Technology, Oct. 2026, pp. 1-11, doi:10.53447/communc.1967805.
Vancouver
1.Leyla Taze, Funda Özbek. Morphological, Palynological and Micromorphological Investigations on Unusual Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). Commun. Fac. Sci. Univ. Ank. Ser. C. 2026 Oct. 1;35(Plant Science and Technology):1-11. doi:10.53447/communc.1967805