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<scp>Morpho‐palynological</scp> assessment of some species of family Asteraceae and Lamiaceae of District Bannu, Pakistan on the bases of light microscope & scanning electron microscopy
- Source :
- Microscopy Research and Technique. 84:1220-1232
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- Pollen micro-morphological features have proven to be helpful for the plant taxonomists in the identification and classification of plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the palynological features of family Asteraceae and Lamiaceae from flora of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscope (LM) for their taxonomic importance. Pollen of seven Asteraceous species belonging to four genera and four Lamiaceae species categorized into four genera were collected from different localities of research area. The present research work provides detailed information of diverse morpho-palynological characters both qualitatively and quantitatively including pollen shape, type, diameter, P/E ratio, exine sculpturing and thickness. Type of pollen in Asteraceae and Lamiaceae was ranged from tricolporate, tricolpate, trizonocolpate and hexazonocolpate. The maximum polar diameter (40.05 μm) and equatorial diameter (37.66 μm) was observed in the Ajuga bracteoosa while minimum polar and equatorial diameter was noted in Isodon rugosus (11.10 μm) and Erigeron canadensis (13.20 μm) respectively. Sculpturing of exine include; echinate, reticulate scabrate, aerolate, reticulate-verrucate, reticulate-scabrate, perforate and reticulate to perforate. Exine thickness was examined maximum 1.50 μm in Helianthus tuberosus, whereas minimum in Conyza Canadensis (0.16 μm). The pollen fertility was found highest in C Canadensis (83.33%) and lowest in Ajuga bracteosa (58.06%). The observed pollen morphology has many valuable qualitative and quantitative attributes for the better understanding of their taxonomy and play significant role in correct identification.
- Subjects :
- Histology
02 engineering and technology
Asteraceae
medicine.disease_cause
Ajuga
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Tricolpate
Reticulate
Pollen
Botany
medicine
Conyza canadensis
Pakistan
Instrumentation
Lamiaceae
biology
030206 dentistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
biology.organism_classification
Plant taxonomy
Medical Laboratory Technology
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Anatomy
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 10970029 and 1059910X
- Volume :
- 84
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Microscopy Research and Technique
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....02e2eea3908c48687d68d9f94bceabac
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23681