SEED COAT MICROMORPHOLOGY OF GENTIANACEAE IN XINJIANG

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SEED COAT MICROMORPHOLOGY OF GENTIANACEAE IN XINJIANG

Ge Xue-jun

South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Guangzhou 510650

Received:1996-05-01 Online:1996-12-15 Published:2016-06-14

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Abstract: Scanning electron microscopy of the seed coats of 18 species from 5 genera of Gentianaceae from mountainous regions of Xinjiang, North-Western China, reveals a high diversity of seed micromorphology. Two main types can be distinguished. The first comprises Gentiana, Gentianopsis and Swertia with sculptured seed coats. It may further be divided into three sub-types, each of which corresponds to a genus. The second type is characterized by smooth seed coats and is observed in Gentianella and Halenia.

Key words: Xinjiang, Gentianaceae, Micromorphology, Seed, Seed coat, SEM

Ge Xue-jun. SEED COAT MICROMORPHOLOGY OF GENTIANACEAE IN XINJIANG[J]. Bulletin of Botanical Research, 1996, 16(4): 455-458.

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