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Leaf anatomical notes on Cirsium Miller (Asteraceae, Carduoideae) from Turkey

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Here, we describe the leaf anatomical characters of 26 Cirsium taxa (33 accessions) native to the northeast region of Turkey, with the aim of evaluating their taxonomic significance within the taxa. Leaf anatomies of all taxa were characterized and compared using cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling analysis. The transverse sections of the leaves showed various numbers of vascular bundles and accessory bundles. In addition, significant differentiations were observed in the midrib and lamina thickness, the height and width of vascular bundle, and number of stomata, and epidermal cell wall patterns in the abaxial and adaxial surfaces among the taxa. These results demonstrate that the compared anatomical characters among taxa are partly in accordance with their sectional delimitation in the Flora of Turkey. However, our data suggest that some taxonomic re-arrangements might be necessary. Based on its anatomy, we propose that the Cirsium taxa can be treated as pioneers. Some ecological interpretations are also made.

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Acknowledgments

We express our thanks to Mr. Uzeyir Özcan for his help in the collection of some plant materials during field work, to the professors in Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Biology, Section Botany for providing the facilities of some equipments and also to anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions. This work was carried out with financial support from the Research Fund of Artvin Coruh University (project number: 2011.F15.02.16).

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    Melahat Ozcan & Mehmet Demiralay

  2. Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin Coruh University, 08000, Artvin, Turkey

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Ozcan, M., Demiralay, M. & Kahriman, A. Leaf anatomical notes on Cirsium Miller (Asteraceae, Carduoideae) from Turkey. Plant Syst Evol 301, 1995–2012 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-015-1209-y

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