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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11010088
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micromorphology; numerical analysis; scanning electron microscopy; seed; seed coat
In this study, analysis of scanning electron microscopy images of seeds from 29 Central European species of the genus Veronica revealed that seed morphological features can be used to distinguish between different subgenera and species. The results were not always consistent with the contemporary classification of the genus, indicating potential shortcomings in the current understanding of the genus' classification. An identification key based on seed micromorphological features was prepared.
In this study, 1159 seeds of 29 Central European species of the genus Veronica were analyzed based on scanning electron microscopy images. The species belonged to nine subgenera: Beccabunga, Chamaedrys, Cochlidiosperma, Pellidosperma, Pentasepalae, Pocilla, Pseudolysimachium, Stenocarpon and Veronica, following the newest phylogenetic classification of the genus. Nine measured characteristics of seeds and nine ratios were analyzed statistically using ANOVA followed by post hoc testing, cluster analysis and discriminant analysis. In most cases, the results were not congruent with the contemporary classification of the genus. Examinations of qualitative seed features by scanning electron microscopy included the cochlidiospermous or discoid seed type, the seed shape, the general sculpture of the seed coat surface, the sculpture of anticlinal and periclinal walls and some species-specific traits such as the presence of the epidermal appendix. All these features, apart from seed shape, were useful to distinguish all subgenera and some species within subgenera: Beccabunga, Chamaedrys, Pellidosperma, Pocilla (only V. filiformis) and Veronica. The identification key based on the seed micromorphological features was prepared.
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