SPORE MORPHOLOGY OF CHEILANTHES PERSICA (BORY) METT. EX KUHN AND ITS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

Author(s):

Seyed Mohammad Masoumi * , Hamid Reza Ghasempour , Javad Sobhi

Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Cheilanthes persica (Bory) Mett. ex Kuhn. (Pteridaceae) is one of the resurrection ferns that fully dries during drought stress and after re-watering will be revived. Fresh material obtained from Kermanshah province, west of Iran (Tagh-e-bostan) and cultured in growth chamber and its developmental stages and life cycle were examined. The spore morphology was studied. The spore had tetrahedral tetrad with discontinuous microreticulate ornamentation.
Keywords:

distribution , Halongia , Life cycle , Monocot , Pteridaceae , Palynology , Kermanshah

Language:
English
Published:
The Iranian Journal of Botany, Volume:23 Issue: 2, Summer and Autumn 2017
Pages:
130 to 135
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