MARZIEH BEYGOM FAGHIR, FARIDEH ATTAR, ROBABEH SHAHI SHAVVON, ATEFEH MEHRMANESH

Pollen morphology of the genus Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) in Iran

This paper reports the morphological characters of 18 Iranian species of the genus Alchemilla using light and scanning electron microscopy. The pollen grains are monad, radially symmetrical, isopolar, or subisopolar; small to medium in size; tri- and tetracolporate; rectangular to cylindrical (from equatorial view) and triangular to circular (from polar view) in outline; and prolate-spheroidal to subprolate and prolate in shape. The exine ornamentation is psilate and microechinate. Based on the exine sculpturing and microechinate distribution pattern, three main types, four subtypes, and two categories of pollen grains were recognized. We used cluster analysis and principal component analysis to determine the potential contribution of pollen morphological characters to the species relationships. Our findings revealed the significance of palynological evidence in explaining the species relationship. The results of two multivariate analyses showed a close affinity among the seven studied species (A.amardica, A. sericata, A. fluminea, A. kurdica, A. hyrcana, A. sedelmeyeriana, and A. pesudocartalinica).

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Alchemilla, Rosaceae, palynological characters, numerical analysis, Iran

Pollen morphology of the genus Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) in Iran

Keywords:

Alchemilla, Rosaceae, palynological characters, numerical analysis, Iran,

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