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Taxonomic features of fruits and seeds of Nymphaea and Nuphar taxa of the Southern Baltic region

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Research was carried out on fruits and seeds of Nymphaea and Nuphar taxa collected from Poland, Latvia and Estonia. The aim of the research was to establish diagnostic features which could enable identification of the examined taxa on the basis of the fruit and seed structure and creating a key to identify them. The examined organs were observed through an optic microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM). New diagnostic features were discovered: spotting of fresh pericarp, the range of the fruit shape coefficient, the colour of the rays in the fruit stigma disc, the thickness of the seed testa, ribs in the seeds, and occurrence of the “puzzle shaped” cells on the surface of the testa. The discovered features were used in the taxonomic characteristics.

Source: Limnological Review

DOI: 10.2478/limre-2014-0009

Authors: Karol Latowski, Cezary Toma, Magdalena Dąbrowska, Egita Zviedre

Institutions: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Jagiellonian University, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, University of Latvia

Language: English

Topic: Plant Diversity and Evolution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207

Funder: Eesti Maaülikool