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Issue: Vol. 697 No. 1: 10 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.1.1
Page range: 1-23
Abstract views: 90
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Seed morphology of some Eremogone species (Caryophyllaceae) from Türkiye

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye
Necmettin Erbakan University, Ereğli Faculty of Agriculture, Field Crop Department, Konya, Türkiye
Bayburt University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Bayburt, Türkiye
Eremogone Caryophyllaceae Seed Morphology Seed Surface Turkey Eudicots

Abstract

The present research deals with the taxonoy of the genus Eremogone, using morphology of seed; the species occurring in Türkiye are examined. Nineteen characters (qualitative and quantitative) were observed or measured using light microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy; statistical analyses considered are PCA and Clustering. The average length of Eremogone seeds was 1756 μm (1168–2569 μm), and the average width was 1148 μm (866–1674 μm). Seed shape, based on the seed length-to-width ratio, ranged from spherical to prolate spheroidal. Seed colors varied from yellowish-brown to dark brown-black. The seed coat surface was covered with tubercles, and the dorsal surface of the seed was covered with papillae ranging from 27 to 146 in length. The identified potential characters contribute to the delimitation of the Turkish species of Ermogone; a diangostic key is proposed.

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How to Cite

Varlik Tokuşoğlu, K., Armağan, M. & Bülbül, A.S. (2025) Seed morphology of some Eremogone species (Caryophyllaceae) from Türkiye. Phytotaxa 697 (1): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.1.1