Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye

Ebru Özdemir; Şükran Kültür

Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye

Abstract

One of the most abundant genera in the flora of Türkiye is Centaurea L. (Asteraceae). There are 787 species in the world and 174 species in Türkiye, 126 taxa are endemic to Türkiye. The Centaurea antiochia Boiss. var. antiochia Boiss., Centaurea antiochia Boiss. var. praealta (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz, Centaurea nerimaniae Ş. Kültür are the subject of a comparative anatomical investigation. The aim of this study is to determine and compare the anatomical features of three different Cantaurea taxa, two of which are endemic. The morphological features of these three taxa are very similar to each other. For this reason, the determination of anatomical features has a special importance in terms of detecting the differences of species. Centaurea taxa were collected by authors. The Centaurea specimens were identified and placed in ISTE (The Herbarium of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Istanbul University). In order to conduct anatomical research, the sample was fixed in 70% alcohol. Sartur solution was used to stain cross sections of the stem, leaves, and leaf surface sections and the anatomical features have been investigated. The glandular and non glandular trichomes, mesophyll cells, stomatal index, and stomata structures were compared. This is the first anatomical study on these three Centaurea taxa. They have amphistomatic and isobilateral leaves. It has multicellular, long non-glandular hairs as well as short stalked, big-head glandular hairs on the epiderma. In sclerencymatic tissue, a vascular bundle is inserted. These anatomical characteristics match those of the Centaurea species that have already been studied.

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[8] Arif R, Küpeli E, Ergun F. The biological activity of Centaurea L. species (Review). Gazi Univesity J Science. 2004; 17: 149–164.
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[13] Altundağ E, Altundağ BGE, Gürdal B. Anatomical characteristics of Centaurea glastifolia L.(Asteraceae) used as folk medicine in East Anatolia. J Fac Pharm İst Univ. 2009; 40: 57-64.
[14] Kaya Z, Orcan N, Binzet R. Morphological, anatomical and palynological study of Centaurea calcitrapa L. ssp. cilicica (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz and Centaurea solstitialis L. ssp. carneola (Boiss.) Wagenitz endemic for Turkey. Pak J Bot. 2010; 42(1): 59-69.
[15] Taşar N, Doğan G, Kiran Y, Rahman MO, Çakilcioğlu U. Morphological, anatomical and cytological investigations on three taxa of Centaurea L.(Asteraceae) from Turkey. Bangladesh J Plant Taxon. 2018; 25(2): 215-226. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v25i2.39527.
[16] Celik S, Uysal I, Menemen Y. Morphology, anatomy, ecology and palynology of two Centaurea species from Turkey. Bangladesh J Bot. 2008; 37(1): 67-74. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v37i1.1566.
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English

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Pharmaceutical Botany

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Research Article

Authors

Ebru Özdemir ^*
0000-0002-0250-9084
Türkiye

Şükran Kültür
0000-0001-9413-5210
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 28, 2025

Submission Date

April 2, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 12, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 27 Number: 4

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APA

Özdemir, E., & Kültür, Ş. (2025). Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 27(4), 1346-1355. https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK

AMA

1.Özdemir E, Kültür Ş. Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;27(4):1346-1355. https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK

Chicago

Özdemir, Ebru, and Şükran Kültür. 2025. “Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 27 (4): 1346-55. https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK.

EndNote

Özdemir E, Kültür Ş (July 1, 2025) Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 27 4 1346–1355.

IEEE

[1]E. Özdemir and Ş. Kültür, “Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye”, J. Res. Pharm., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1346–1355, July 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK

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Özdemir, Ebru - Kültür, Şükran. “Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 27/4 (July 1, 2025): 1346-1355. https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK.

JAMA

1.Özdemir E, Kültür Ş. Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye. J. Res. Pharm. 2025;27:1346–1355.

MLA

Özdemir, Ebru, and Şükran Kültür. “Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye”. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, vol. 27, no. 4, July 2025, pp. 1346-55, https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK.

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1.Ebru Özdemir, Şükran Kültür. Comparative Anatomical Investigations on Some Centaurea (Asteraceae) Taxa from Türkiye. J. Res. Pharm. [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 1;27(4):1346-55. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26ZB73PK