Hasan Akan
Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Harran University, Sanhurfa, Turkey
Fatih Satil
Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Balkesir University, Bahkesir, Turkey
ABSTRACT
In this investigation, some morphological and anatomical characteristics of Colchicum crocifolium Boiss., C. serpentinum Woron. ex Miscz., C. cilicicum (Boiss.) Dammer, C. szovitsii Fisch. and Mey. and C. persicum Baker were observed. Detailed descriptions of these five taxa of Colchicum which occur in Sanliurfa, Adiyaman and Mardin, South East Anatolia, are provided in this study and their morphological and characteristics are compared with those given in the Flora of Turkey. The specimens were collected from the different part of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman within C7 and Mardin within C8 of the grid system. Their habit and anatomical structure are illustrated. The determination of anatomical studies of presented Colchicum sp. in this work, is the first data available in the literature.
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Hasan Akan and Fatih Satil, 2005. Morphological and Anatomical Investigations on Some Species of Colchicum L. Occurring in South East Anatolia, Turkey. Journal of Biological Sciences, 5: 402-410.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2005.402.410
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2005.402.410
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2005.402.410
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2005.402.410
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