Achene micromorphology of 26 Crepis L. (Asteraceae) taxa from Turkey with notes on its systematic and ecological significance

• Published in: Botany letters Vol. 165; no. 2; pp. 292 - 306
• Main Authors: Aksu Kalmuk, Nursen, Inceer, Huseyin, Imamoglu, Kemal Vehbi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 03.04.2018
• Subjects: Achene; Crepis; ecology; micromorphology; taxonomy; Turkey

In this study, achene surface sculpturing and pappus ultrastructure of 26 Crepis taxa from Turkey were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The achene microcharacters in the studied taxa were described here for the first time. Considerable differences in the shape of the epidermal...