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MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE
Volume 86, Issue 4, Pages 414-430Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24282
Keywords
anatomy; Cyclamen; traditional use; Turkey
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A detailed anatomical description of all Cyclamen taxa found in Turkey was provided for the first time. The study investigated the use of tubers of these taxa as a treatment for infertility, and measured stomatal index values and epidermis cell features. The anatomical features can be used with morphological features for species identification.
The genus Cyclamen is native to Turkey, where it is represented by 12 perennial tuberous geophytic taxa. In this study, a detailed anatomical description of all Cyclamen taxa found in Turkey is provided for the first time. Tuber, root, petiole, and leaf cross-sections were stained with Astra blue and safranin, and tuber slides were also stained with sartur. Tubers of these taxa used by local people as a treatment for infertility were separately investigated. Stomatal index values and epidermis cell features of the studied taxa were measured. Indumentum features of the leaves were described for the first time. Petiole and leaf anatomy and particularly stomatal density, size, and index, provided valuable evidence for species identification. Although the anatomical features of these taxa are not sufficient as diagnostic characters, they can be used together with morphological features.
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