SEM studies in the fruit morphology of some species of Resedaceae from Egypt | ||
| Taeckholmia | ||
| Article 6, Volume 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-122 PDF (496.71 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/taec.2005.12310 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Azza Shehata* ; Manaser Ibrahim | ||
| Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fruit morphological features of 13 species belonging to four genera: Caylusea A. St. Hill., Ochradenus Delile , Oligomeris Cambess., and Reseda L. in Egypt have been studied by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM of fruit surfaces revealed a remarkable topographic diversity of these apparently simple structures. Stomata are striking features of the fruit surfaces. The cuticle has prominent striations which vary from random, radiate, and reticulate to parallel or a mixture of these patterns. SEM of fruit surface showed marked variations between the studied taxa at both generic and specific level. Thus, the fruit surface as seen by SEM could provide useful additional characters in delimitation of the resedaceous species .An identificatory key based on the fruit surface feature is provided. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cuticular deposition; Fruit surface – Resedaceae – SEM | ||
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