Pollen morphology of Carthamus L. species in Anatolian flora

Bülbül, Ali Savaş; Tarıkahya-Hacıoğlu, Burcu; Arslan, Yusuf; Subaşı, İlhan

doi:10.1007/s00606-012-0753-y

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“…Percentage of fertility and sterility was calculated 82.6 and 17.3%, respectively. These results were slightly different from the observations of Bülbül, Tarıkahya‐Hacıoğlu, Arslan, and Subaşı (2013) which show similarities among taxa but difference in size, shape, and spine length. Another study by Osman (2009) showed a slight difference in Carthamus spp., with oblate to prolate spheroidal and trizonocolpororate pollen.…”

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Palynomorphological diversity among the Asteraceous honeybee flora: An aid to the correct taxonomic identification using multiple microscopic techniques

Nabila

Ahmad

Zafar

et al. 2021

Microscopy Res & Technique

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This study aimed to characterize the palynological morphology of melliferous species of family Asteraceae belonged to seven tribes which were categorized into 15 genera and were studied under light and scanning electron microscopy. The pollen grains were acetolyzed, measured, and described qualitatively. Quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis. The species were analyzed considering 11 quantitative pollen characteristics. The study revealed that the pollen grains are circular, triangular, angular, semi‐angular, quadrangular, pentagonal and hexagonal amb, and 3‐colporate or 3‐colpate. The size of the pollen is variable among the species, ranged from 56.1 to 23.2 μm. Three pollen types: oblate spheroidal (eight species), prolate spheroidal (six species), and suboblate (two species) were observed. The surface pattern of the exine varies from echinoperforate, echinate, echinate microperforate, fenestrate, echinoperforate reticulate, microreticulate, echinate perforate, tectate, and scabrate. Exine thickness was calculated minimum in Cichorium intybus (2.47 μm) and maximum in Taraxacum campylodes (5.15 μm). A key to studied bee floral species, based on the morphological features of pollen grains, is also provided. The palynomorphological characters here analyzed can be potentially used to correctly identify the Asteraceous honeybee floral species most commonly plants visited by honeybees in the study area.

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Palynomorphological diversity among the Asteraceous honeybee flora: An aid to the correct taxonomic identification using multiple microscopic techniques

Nabila

Ahmad

Zafar

et al. 2021

Microscopy Res & Technique

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“…Additionally, these pollen grains have a subprolate shape, suggesting a slightly elongated form, and they appear circular when viewed from a polar perspective. Notably, our findings closely align with the research conducted by Bülbül et al (2013). There is a clear agreement between their observations and measurements and ours, reinforcing the consistency of these characteristics within the pollen of C. persicus .…”

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Revealing the intricate microcosm: Advancing invasive species pollen analysis through scanning microscopy of ultra sculpture

Al‐Qahtani

2023

Microscopy Res & Technique

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Micromorphological visualization of plant surface peculiarities provides valuable characters for the precise identification of plant species. Invasive alien species, introduced outside their native range, pose significant ecological, and health challenges. This study focuses on micromorphological investigations of selected invasive plant species belonging to the families Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Moraceae, Crassulaceae, Cannabaceae, Fabaceae, Commelinaceae, and Oxalidaceae. The study employs scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the species micromorphology of pollen structure in depth to characterize the sculpturing patterns. Additionally, the study examines the pollen characteristics of these invasive plants, including shape, size, and fertility, along with exine sculpturing. The maximum polar diameter was observed for Senna tora (41.2 μm). The spines in Achillea fragrantissima were measured to have dimensions of approximately 1.91 μm in length and 2.11 μm in width. The findings shed light on the allergy‐causing potential of these invasive species, providing crucial information for accurate identification and effective management strategies to safeguard the indigenous flora of the region. The study contributes to the knowledge base for botanists, taxonomists, policy makers, climate experts, and biodiversity specialists.Research Highlights Integrating SEM to analyze the pollen of invasive species. Unveiling pollen micromorphology of invasive species. Exploring the microscopic realm of invasive pollen to accurately identify the species.

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“…This plant is of great interest to honeybees because of its nectar and pollen. In terms of pollen characteristics, the size of their pollens was slightly different from that of Turkey (12) and Iran (Noor Abad, Lorestan) (29,33), which is due to the different climatic conditions. Comparison of the morphological characteristics of pollen grain of plants of the Asteraceae family in the Kermanshah region with other researches in this field including Asteraceae pollen atlas (34) showed that these pollens are prolate, medium-sized, tricolporate with echinate ornamentation.…”

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“…Aerial pollen studies in Turkey and Pakistan showed that the most allergenic pollens belonged to the species Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, Poaceae, Plantaginaceae, Moraceae, Amaranthaceae, Aceraceae, Juglandaceae, Betulaceae, Salicaceae and Polygonaceae (9,10,11). Studies in Turkey have shown that the exine ornamentation of pollen grains in the studied species is the genus Carthamus from the Echinate family Asteraceae (12). It has also been reported that pollen grains in Asteraceae are usually spheroidal or slightly prolate and tricolporate in terms of aperture status and are often echinate regarding their exine ornamentation (13,5,14).…”

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The micromorphological investigation of pollen grains of some important allergenic plants in Kermanshah (West of Iran)

Masoumi

Fathi

Hajmoradi

et al. 2019

Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)

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Allergenic pollens are found in gardens, fields and green spaces around cities. In Kermanshah, located in the west of Iran, seven allergen pollen samples were collected directly from nature and studied according to the Erdtman acetolysis method by using Light Microscope (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). In this study, atmospheric pollens were also examined by the Durham method. The results showed that the pollen grains were small, medium, and large in terms of size, and Triporate, Pantoporate, Colpate and Tricolporate in terms of aperture. In addition, they were Striate, Perforate, Macroechinate, Microechinate, and Psilate with regard to exine ornamentation; however, the echinate type was more common. In general, Prolate to a spherical shape, mediumsized, perforate, and echinate pollen characteristics are popular in the important allergenic plants. Therefore, due to the human's manipulations in nature and also the extensive size of gardens and fields, there are many types of weeds in Kermanshah Province which are significant in terms of being allergenic.

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Pollen morphology of Carthamus L. species in Anatolian flora

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Palynomorphological diversity among the Asteraceous honeybee flora: An aid to the correct taxonomic identification using multiple microscopic techniques

Palynomorphological diversity among the Asteraceous honeybee flora: An aid to the correct taxonomic identification using multiple microscopic techniques

Revealing the intricate microcosm: Advancing invasive species pollen analysis through scanning microscopy of ultra sculpture

The micromorphological investigation of pollen grains of some important allergenic plants in Kermanshah (West of Iran)

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