INVESTIGATION ON POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF TWO GAGEA SALISB. TAXA FROM TURKEY

Abstract

In this study, detailed morphological investigation on the pollen of two Turkish Gagea species (G. glacialis and G. fibrosa) was carried out under light microscope and SEM. Pollen grain microphotographs of examined taxa have been taken from preparates which were made by Wodehouse and Erdtman techniques in LM. According to this analysis, Pollen ornemantetion of investigated taxa are identified as reticulate for Gagea glacialis, microreticulate for G. fibrosa. For G. glacialis mono sulcate, subprolate P/E= 0.76 (W), 0.8 (E), Exine 1.3 µm (W), 1.366 µm (E). For G. fibrosa, pollen grains measured as mono sulcate, subprolate P/E= 0.78 (W), 0.73 (E), Exine 1.316 µm (W), 1.25 µm (E)

Keywords

• Gagea,Liliaceae,pollen morphology,light microscope,SEM

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