Pollen morphology of Ukrainian species of the genus Pedicularis L. (Orobanchaceae Vent.)

• Main Authors: Peregrym Olena M., Tsymbalyuk Zoya M., Mosyakin Sergei L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2012-09-01
• Series: Biodiversity: Research and Conservation
• Subjects: pollen morphology; taxonomy; pedicularis; orobanchaceae; ukraine
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-011-0021-y
• ISSN: 1897-2810; 2080-945X

Pollen grains of 10 species of Pedicularis occurring in Ukraine were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. Palynological data on 6 species are reported for the first time. General pollen morphology of the genus Pedicularis is presented. Three types of apertures (2-syncolpate, 3-colpate, and 3-syncolpate) and seven subtypes of sculpture (3-syncolpate pilate, 3-syncolpate microscabrate-tubeculate, 2-syncolpate microscabrate, 2-syncolpate microscabrate-tubeculate, 2-syncolpate microscabrate-tubeculate-perforate, 2-syncolpate microfoveolate, and 2-syncolpate microscabrate-perforate) are indentified. The subgenus Pedicularis is heterogeneous in its types of apertures and sculpture of the surface, which indicates the need of further taxonomic revision of the group.