Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics of Colchicum kotschyi Boiss. (Colchicaceae)

Authors: Topdemir S* and Kucuk S

DOI: 10.23880/oajar-16000384

Volume 10, Issue 1

Abstract

In this study, the morpho-anatomical characteristics of Colchicum kotschyi Boiss. Morphological characteristics of the corms,leaves and flowers are presented and the habitat of the species is illustrated with photographs. Corm lengths, number ofleaves, leaf width and length, number of flowers, perianth parts, anther-filament lengths were determined.Anatomical features of the corm, leaf and stem are shown in photographs. Transverse sections were taken from the middlepart of the corm, leaf and stem. The upper and lower leaf surfaces were examined. The anatomical characteristics of C. kotschyiwere discussed for the first time in this study. The anatomical features of C. kotschyi are similar to some Colchicums. It wasdetermined that there were differences in the number of spongy parenchyma cell layers in the anatomical appearance of theleaf.

Keywords: Colchicum; Morphological; Anatomical

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