A biosystematical investigation on Muscari species in Iran

Abstract

The present study tends to investigate the anatomy and palynology of Muscari species in Iran. To conduct the comparative study of anatomy characters, sections from root, stem and leaf were prepared using microtom and differential staining. Among the organs, mesophyll structure of the leaf displayed a variety among the subgenera. For the palynology study, too, a comparative investigation on the species showed some differences in size of sexine areas and grooves between them were among the subgenera. © 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.