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Nutlet morphology and its taxonomic implication in some taxa of Lamiaceae in Egypt

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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1. Vascular plant taxonomy
2. Cytotaxonomy

Abstract

Nutlet morphology of 28 taxa belonging to 15 genera of Lamiaceae were examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. The taxa included representatives of the three subfamilies Ajugoideae, Lamioideae and Nepetoideae which all collected especially from Sinai, Egypt. Morphological characters, including nutlet shape, color, size; hilum (shape, length x width and position); epidermal cell shape; anticlinal walls (level, undulation, thickness and secondary sculpture); outer periclinal cell walls (level and secondary sculpture) are presented. The reticulate type was the most common among the studied taxa. Four types of basic anticlinal cell wall boundaries were recognized and many different shapes of the outer periclinal cell wall were described. Nutlet ornamentation, shape, size, colour and particularly hilum characters proved to be good taxonomic characters for the Egyptian Lamiaceae taxa. A key for the identification of the investigated taxa based on nutlet characters is provided.

DOI

10.21608/taec.2014.12246

Keywords

Lamiaceae, nutlet morphology, SEM, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Wafaa

Last Name

Kamel

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Affiliation

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia-Egypt

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wafaamoustafa@yahoo.com

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Volume

34

Article Issue

1

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2232

Issue Date

2014-12-01

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2014-10-17

Publish Date

2014-12-01

Page Start

101

Page End

127

Print ISSN

1110-7413

Online ISSN

2357-044X

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https://taec.journals.ekb.eg/article_12246.html

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Original Article

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636

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Publication Title

Taeckholmia

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https://taec.journals.ekb.eg/

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Nutlet morphology and its taxonomic implication in some taxa of Lamiaceae in Egypt

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22 Jan 2023