Seed Morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Central Asian Countries and Its Taxonomic Implications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Seed Macro-Morphology
2.2. Seed Testa Sculptures
2.2.1. Subgenus Allium
2.2.2. Subgenus Butomissa (Salisb) N. Friesen
2.2.3. Subgenus Cepa (Mill.) Radić
2.2.4. Subgenus Melanocrommyum (Webb et Berth.) Rouy
2.2.5. Subgenus Polyprason Radić
2.2.6. Subgenus Reticulatobulbosa (Kamelin) N. Friesen
2.2.7. Subgenus Rhizirideum (G.Don. ex Koch) Wendelbo s.s.
3. Discussion
3.1. Subgenus Allium
3.2. Subgenus Butomissa (Salisb.) N. Friesen
3.3. Subgenus Cepa (Mill.) Radić
3.4. Subgenus Melanocrommyum (Webb et Berth.) Rouy
3.5. Subgenus Polyprason Radić
3.6. Subgenus Reticulatobulbosa (Kamelin) N. Friesen
3.7. Subgenus Rhizirideum (G. Don ex Koch) Wendelbo s.s.
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Taxon Sampling
4.2. Light Microscopic Analysis
4.3. Scanning Electron Microscopic Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Availability of Data and Material
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Baasanmunkh, S.; Lee, J.K.; Jang, J.E.; Park, M.S.; Friesen, N.; Chung, S.; Choi, H.J. Seed Morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Central Asian Countries and Its Taxonomic Implications. Plants 2020, 9, 1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091239
Baasanmunkh S, Lee JK, Jang JE, Park MS, Friesen N, Chung S, Choi HJ. Seed Morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Central Asian Countries and Its Taxonomic Implications. Plants. 2020; 9(9):1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091239
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaasanmunkh, Shukherdorj, Jae Kyoung Lee, Ju Eun Jang, Min Su Park, Nikolai Friesen, Sungwook Chung, and Hyeok Jae Choi. 2020. "Seed Morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Central Asian Countries and Its Taxonomic Implications" Plants 9, no. 9: 1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091239