Cypsela and Pappus Morphology and Their Significance for the Taxonomic Delimitation of the Genus <i>Saussurea</i> DC. <i>s</i>.<i>str</i>. and Its Allied Genera (Asteraceae).

ABSTRACT: The cypsela and pappus macro- and micromorphological features of 32 taxa belonging to Saussurea DC. s.str., Lipschitziella Kamelin, Himalaiella Raab-Straube, Dolomiaea DC., Aucklandia Falc., Frolovia (DC.) Lipsch. and Shangwua Yu J. Wang, Raab-Straube, Susanna, and J.Quan Liu of the tribe Cardueae (Asteraceae) were studied through light and scanning electron microscope to assess the cypsela features of the studied taxa from Pakistan and Kashmir. The cypsela morphological data could also help to discover the taxonomic relationship, as there were no specific and detailed reports available of all the taxa reported from the area under consideration. Various cypsela features, like pappus series, cypsela shape, and surface patterns, were fo

SUBMITTER: Abid R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature