Cotyledon morphology: an aid in identification of Ipomoea taxa (Convolvulaceae)

✍ Scribed by K. O. Ogunwenmo

• Book ID: 102203070
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 77 KB
• Volume: 114
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0014-8962
• DOI: 10.1002/fedr.200390022

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Morphometric and qualitative characters of matured cotyledons of 18 taxa of Ipomoea were assessed to determine their value for identification at seedling stage. The characters examined include cotyledon colour, texture, indumentum, basal‐apical notch distance, shape and dimensions. A key for the identification of the taxa based on these characters is presented.