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MORPHOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL STUDIES  ON TWO ENDEMIC CROCUS SPECIES  OF TURKEY AREA

CANAN ÖZDEMİR, YURDANUR AKYOL AND EMİNE ALÇITEPE

Abstract: Morphological and anatomical characteristics of Crocus danfordiae Maw and C. fleischeri Gay which are endemic to small areas of Turkey were investigated. C. fleischeri has flowers with stained purple at base and on tube, C. danfordiae has anthers with black basal lobes at it’s base. These properties are characteristics for the investigated species. In anatomical studies, cross section of C. danfordiae and C. fleischeri root, stem and leaf parts were examined and demonstrated.
 

Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.