The morphological, anatomical and karyological studies on some species of Silene L. growing in Edirne/Turkey

The morphological, anatomical and karyological studies on some species of Silene L. growing in Edirne/Turkey

In this study, Silene L. genus belonging to Caryophyllaceae family, Silene conica L., S. italica (L.) Pers., S. lydia Boiss., S. subconica Friv. and S. tenuiflora Guss. species (Behenantha Otth, Conomorpha Otth and Siphonomorpha Otth sections), were examined morphologically, anatomically and karyolo...

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Published in:Biological diversity and conservation Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 167 - 180
Main Authors: Soykan Kırbaş, Asude, Kartal, Ciler
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Turkish
Published: Eskisehir Biological Diversity and Conservation 01-04-2019
Subjects:
Caryophyllaceae
Crystals
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Endoderm
Leaves
Mesophyll
Morphology
Parenchyma
Sheaths
Silene
Silene conica
Species
Trichomes
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Summary:In this study, Silene L. genus belonging to Caryophyllaceae family, Silene conica L., S. italica (L.) Pers., S. lydia Boiss., S. subconica Friv. and S. tenuiflora Guss. species (Behenantha Otth, Conomorpha Otth and Siphonomorpha Otth sections), were examined morphologically, anatomically and karyologically and differences between them were revealed. Morphological studies show that; S. italica (section Siphonomorpha) is distinguished from 4 other species due to the fact that the petals are white and the flower condition is loose wide panicula. S. conica, S. lydia and S. subconica, which are included in Conomorpha section, are separated from each other in terms of calyx, capsule, anthophore and petal characteristics. S. lydia contains dense nonglandular trichomes throughout the plant. In S. tenuiflora (section Behenantha), the trichomes are found only on both surfaces of the lower leaves and in the lower parts of the body. There are no trichomes in the upper part. In anatomical studies; S. italica has a cavity in its stem pith, which is not visible in other species. Although the leaf mesophyll type of S. conica, S. italica, S. lydia, and S. subconica are equifacial, S. tenuiflora is bifacial. Druse crystals are in stem endoderm in S. conica, S. lydia and S. subconica, stem pith parenchyma in S. italica. S. tenuiflora does not contain crystals in its stem. All the specimens examined have druse crystals in the leaves scattered throughout the mesophyll tissue. These crystals are also present in the bundle sheath cells around the vascular bundles of the S. lydia. 2C DNA amounts of examined species; S. conica = 5.59 pg, S. italica = 5.67 pg, S. lydia = 9.39 pg, S. subconica = 6.94 pg and S. tenuiflora = 8.54 pg.
ISSN:1308-5301
1308-8084
DOI:10.5505/biodicon.2019.81300