PJB-2024-1565
Macro and micromorphology of the seeds (Caryopses) in the tribes Andropogoneae and Eragrostideae (Poaceae) from Karachi-Pakistan
Rubina Abid, Sana Riaz, Roohi Bano Abid and Sanya Jannat
Abstract
Caryopsis of 18 species belonging to 13 genera of 2 tribes i.e., Andropogoneae and Eragrostideae (Poaceae) from Karachi-Pakistan were studied by light and scanning electron microscopy. Micro and macromorphological characters of caryopsis like size, shape, apex, base, ribs, surface and stylopodium were studied. Both the tribes were characterized usually by having stylopodium and basal hilum but this data could not be utilized alone to distinct both the tribes. However, it was found that each genus and species had specific set of caryopsis characters. The data was also analyzed numerically. It was found useful to find out the taxonomic relationship at specific level. However, the findings based on numerical analysis were not significant enough at tribal and generic levels
To Cite this article:
Abid, R., S. Riaz, R.B. Abid and S. Jannat. 2024. Macro and micromorphology of the seeds (Caryopses) in the tribes Andropogoneae and Eragrostideae (Poaceae) from Karachi-Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 56(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-5(42)
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