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JASIONE (CAMPANULACEAE) ANATOMY IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND ITS TAXONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2001

M. H. BOKHARI  and
F. SALES
M. H. BOKHARI
Affiliation:
Lahore, Pakistan; c/o Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
F. SALES
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
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Abstract

The stem and leaf anatomy of the ten species of Jasione L. (Campanulaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula were investigated; their infra-specific taxa were also studied. The species differ from each other anatomically and can be identified by their anatomical characters. The anatomical evidence supports the taxonomic treatment that will be published in the forthcoming Flora iberica Volume 14. The possible relations between the anatomy and the ecology of these plants are discussed. Specialized small multicellular structures (trichoids) present on the leaf surface, whose interest has not previously been recognized, are described and their possible function discussed.

Keywords

AnatomyCampanulaceaeIberian PeninsulaJasionetaxonomy
Type
Research Article
Information
Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 58 , Issue 3 , November 2001 , pp. 405 - 422
Copyright
© 2001 Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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