Nutlet Micromorphological Study on Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) from NE Iran

Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Azarnoosh Jafari, Shahla Najafi

Department of Biology, Faculty of sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran;.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran..

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2013.47178                

Abstract

In the present research, micromorphological features of 10 Salvia L. nutlets (mericarp) growing in NE Iran were studied by SEM. These species were divided into three and four groups based on the shape and ornamentation of nutlets respectively. The variation in color, size and ornamentation of mericarp helped to identify species.

Keywords

Salvia; Iran; Nutlet; Mericarp; Micromorphological Features

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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