Original scientific paper
Palynological classification of Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) species from east Mediterranean region in Turkey
Rıza Binzet
; Adiyaman University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Biology, Adiyaman, Turkey
Irfan Kandemir
; Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey
Nermin Orcan
; Mersin University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Biology, Mersin, Turkey
Abstract
Twenty-five Onosma (Boraginaceae) taxa belonging to two subsections Haplotricha and Asterotricha from the east Mediterranean region in Turkey were studied by palynological analysis and numerical taxonomy. Application of discriminant function analysis to raw data obtained from the acetolysis and Wodehouse methods resulted in very good allocation of species to their original groups. However the results obtained from acetolysis (99%) resulted in better discrimination than theWodehouse (97%) method. Asimilar outcome was reached in principal component analysis and UPGMA. Higher percentage of phenetic variation was explained by the acetolysis method. The utility of palynological data in taxonomic classification with the use of using numerical methods is discussed.
Keywords
Onosma; pollen; numerical taxonomy; classification; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
59738
URI
Publication date:
17.10.2010.
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