Micromorphological Traits of Balcanic Micromeria and Closely Related Clinopodium Species (Lamiaceae)

Autor: Dario Kremer, Edith Stabentheiner, Faruk Bogunić, Dalibor Ballian, Eleni Eleftheriadou, Danijela Stešević, Vlado Matevski, Vladimir Ranđelović, Daniella Ivanova, Mirko Ruščić, Valerija Dunkić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Plants, Vol 10, Iss 8, p 1666 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 10081666
2223-7747
DOI: 10.3390/plants10081666
Popis: A study of the trichomes types and distribution and pollen morphology was carried out in nine Micromeria taxa (M. cristata ssp. cristata, M. cristata ssp. kosaninii, M. croatica, M. graeca ssp. graeca, M. graeca ssp. fruticulosa, M. juliana, M. kerneri, M. longipedunculata and M. microphylla) and five closely related Clinopodium species (C. dalmaticum, C. frivaldszkyanum, C. pulegium, C. serpyllifolium and C. thymifolium) from the Lamiaceae family of the Balkan Peninsula. By scanning electron microscope, non-glandular trichomes, peltate and capitate trichomes were observed on the calyx, leaves and stem of the studied species. Two subtypes of capitate trichomes were observed in Micromeria species: subtype 1 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell and an elliptically shaped head cell) and subtype 2 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, two to three stalk cells and a round head cell). In Clinopodium species, three types of capitate trichomes were observed: subtype 1, subtype 3 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, a short peduncle cell, and a single round head cell), and subtype 4 (consisting of a basal epidermal cell, a stalk cell, and an elongated head cell). These results support the recent transfer of Micromeria species from the section Pseudomelissa to the genus Clinopodium.
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