Pollen Morphology of Eupatorium cannabinum L.

Abstract

In this paper, pollen morphology of Eupatorium cannabinum L., belonging to the aromatic genus Eupatorium L. (Asteraceae), which has widely medicinal use, were examined with light microscope (LM). According to the investigation, pollen grains of the species is radially symmetrical, isopolar, oblate-spheroidal, tricolporate and echinate. In our opinion, the palynological features of the taxon might be helpful to investigate the taxon in various palynological, taxonomical and pharmaceutical researches.

Keywords

• Asteraceae, Eupatorium cannabinum, light microscope, palynological, taxonomical researches.

Eupatorium cannabinum L. Poleninin Morfolojisi

Öz

Bu araştırmada, geniş medikal kullanımı olan aromatik Eupatorium L. (Asteraceae) cinsine ait Eupatorium cannabinum L. polen morfolojisi ışık mikroskobu (LM) ile incelenmiştir. Yapılan incelemelere göre, bu taksona ait polenler radyal simetrik, izopolar, oblat-siferoid, trikolporat, ekinat özellik göstermektedir. Bu taksonlara ait palinolojik özelliklerin çeşitli palinolojik, taksonomik ve farmasötik botanik çalışmalarında taksonların daha doğru teşhis edilmesine yardımcı olacağını düşünmekteyiz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Asteraceae, Eupatorium cannabinum, ışık mikroskobu, palinolojik, taksonomik araştırmalar.

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