Esra Martin

Necmettin Erbakan University · Department of Biotechnology

Prunella L. species are distributed in very different habitats since they can adapt to variable ecological conditions. These conditions cause variations in morphological characters. It is very important to support morphological and taxonomic characters with genetic data. So far, various diploid numbers have been reported in the chromosomal records...

Onobrychis argaea belonging to the Fabaceae family, is an endangered plant species endemic to Turkey, distributed only in Kayseri Erciyes Mountain. This study represents the first comprehensive investigation into the morphology, anatomy, pollen and seed micromorphology, and chromosome characteristics of O. argaea. The previous description of the sp...

Detailed karyological analyses of the Nigelleae tribe which includes taxa belonging to both gen-era Garidella and Nigella were performed. All studied taxa are diploid with 2n=12 and all the chromosomes are Ranunculus-type, chromosome size is large, and all taxa exhibit metacentric chromosomes. The karyotype formulas for Nigella and Garidella are 10...

The genus Gundelia is currently represented with 18 species, of which 16 are in Turkey. In genus Gundelia, the chromosomal data were reported from 12 species. In the present study, it is aimed to eliminate the deficiencies in the knowledge about chromosomal data of Gundelia species. In Genus Gundelia, only a single chromosome number had been detect...

The genus Satureja belonging to the Lamiaceae family includes about 200 species, generally aromatic, distributed in the Mediterranean basin. In genus Satureja, the chromosomal data were reported from only 26 species. In this study, it is aimed to eliminate the deficiencies in the chromosomal data of Satureja species, which are distributed in Turkey...

In section Leiopetali, the diploid chromosome numbers were reported from only six of total 25 taxa. There is no karyological data relating to other 19 taxa. In this study, it is intended to determine the diploid chromosome numbers of taxa of section Leiopetali. The diploid number of 13 species were detected, four of which were recorded for the firs...

Abstract Chromosomal data and karyological relationships provides valuable contributions to understanding speciation and karyotypic phylogeny. Because of the large number of species, wide distribution, morphological differences and chromosomal variations, Geranium is an important genus for determining the relationship between chromosomal alteration...

In this research the metaphase chromosome number and karyotype of Astragalus stenosemioides species growing naturally in Turkey are studied. The study revealed that the chromosome number of A. stenosemioides is 2n = 16. The basic chromosome number of species is determined as x = 8. The karyotype formula of A. stenosemioides is 8m. The total length...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the chromosome number of 21 Salvia L. species, to determine chromosome morphology, to reveal karyotype analysis in detail and to contribute to the cytotaxonomy of Salvia. In this context, the results are as follows: (i) the first report for the number of chromosomes of ten species, namely S. corrugata Vahl....

The genus Salvia is characterized by such small chromosomes, which has so far restricted the cytogenetic studies. Therefore, karyomorphological aspects of the chromosome complement were rarely analyzed in the genus. The aim of this study was to report the interspecific relationships and new chromosomal data in Salvia. The chromosomal records of 25...

In section Dentati, the chromosome numbers were reported from only eight of 30 taxa. There is no chromosomal record relating to the other 22 taxa. In the present study, it is intended to detect the chromosome numbers of section Dentati taxa. Chromosome numbers of 15 taxa were obtained, 13 of which were reported for the first time and two numbers ag...

The chromosome number and karyotype analysis of Paroncyhia amani var. amani and P. amani var. minutiflora are described for the first time. The diploid chromosome numbers and karyotype formulae are 2n = 4x = 36 = 32m + 4sm in taxa. The karyotypes are symmetrical type including metacentric and submetacentric chromosomes. The small chromosomes varied...

In this study, chromosome numbers and structures of some Origanum L. taxa growing in Turkey were identified. Using the Image Analysis System, the complements of plant accessions belonging to eight sections, namely Amaracus (Gleditsch) Vogel, Anatolicon Benth., Brevifilamentum Ietsw., Longitubus Ietsw., Chilocalyx (Briq.) Ietsw., Majorana (Miller) I...

Origanum L. is one of the high‐value medicinal and aromatic plants generally used for various purposes in the field of food and health. This study evaluated the effect of aqueous extract, hydrosol and essential oil forms of seven Origanum taxa including three endemic species in fresh‐cut mushroom samples in order to prevent polyphenol oxidase (PPO)...

Chromosomal data are valuable and very useful for revealing evolution and speciation processes. Due to its wide distribution throughout the world, morphological differences, and chromosomal alterations, Erodium L’Hér. is an important genus for investigating the relationship between chromosomal alterations and karyotype evolution. In the present stu...

In this study, three hybrids of Origanum (Lamiaceae) were examined in detail using morphological, karyological, palynological and molecular approaches. One of the three hybrids, O. × aytacii, is here described for the first time, and is compared with its putative parents, O. sipyleum and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum. In addition to morphological, karyo...

Hybrid specimens can be occurred as same ploidy level (homoploidy) or not (polyploidy) with its parents. Homoploid hybrids are originated without any change in their ploidy level (2n) and polyploid hybrids are produced with the change in ploidy level (3n, 4n etc.). According to recent studies, the frequency of natural hybridization (homoploid and p...

Based on combined results of different approaches we describe two new natural hybrids, Origanum × bilgilii Dirmenci, T. Yazıcı & Arabacı and O. × dumanii Dirmenci, Arabacı & T. Yazıcı from southern Turkey (Antalya). They have a common parent, Origanum saccatum. Morphology and pollen micromorphology of the collected plants were studied, and a compar...

Chromosomal data and karyological relationships provide valuable information about karyotype evolution and speciation. For the genus Bunium, the chromosomal data are limited. In the present study, the chromosomal data of 10 taxa are provided, 6 of which are given for the first time, 2 present new chromosome numbers, and 2 agree with previous report...

Stachys kurdica, well adapted to live in sloping limestone crevices and steep screes, is distributed across particular routes in Southeast Turkey and North Iraq and also extends to Iran. This species belongs to the section Fragilicaulis and contains the following infraspecific taxa; var. kurdica and var. brevidens. These taxa share partly the same...

The chromosome counts of 13 species of family Apocynaceae in the flora of Egypt have been reported; one species from subfamily Periplocoideae and the other 12 species from subfamily Asclepiadoideae. The chromosome numbers are 2n = 22 for Periploca angustifolia, Glossonema boveanum, Pentatropis nivalis, Cynanchum acutum, Calotropis procera, Gomphoca...

Abstract. The chromosome counts of 13 species of family Apocynaceae in the flora of Egypt have been reported; one species from subfamily Periplocoideae and the other 12 species from subfamily Asclepiadoideae. The chromosome numbers are 2n = 22 for Periploca angustifolia, Glossonema boveanum, Pentatropis nivalis, Cynanchum acutum, Calotropis procera...

In this research the mitotic metaphase chromosome number and karyotype of Silene muradica Schischk. which is endemic species and growing naturally in Turkey, were studied for the first time. The diploid chromosome study was conducted using squash preparation method. The study revealed that the chromosome number of S. muradica is 2n = 24. The basic...

In this study, karyotype analyses of three species belonging to the genus Sisymbrium L. (Brassicaceae) and grown naturally in Turkey were conducted. These taxa are S. officinale (L.) Scop., S. runcinatum Lag. ex DC. and S. orientale L. The somatic chromosome number of 2n = 14 was reported for all species. Total chromosome lengths are between 1.33 a...

Origanum munzurense Kit Tan & Sorger (Sect. Brevifilamentum Ietsw.) was described by Kit Tan & Sorger in 1984, and it is an accepted species related to O. acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw. belonging to sect. Brevifilamentum. It is morphologically intermediate between O. acutidens and O. vulgare L. subsp. gracile (K.Koch) Ietsw., and its type locality...

The karyotype analyses and chromosomal data of 25 taxa belonging to the sections Macrophyllium, Hymenostegis, Hymenocoleus, and Anthylloidei of the genus Astragalus naturally distributed in Turkey are described. The cytogenetic data obtained were evaluated systematically. The following somatic chromosome numbers were found: 2n = 16 for A. oleaefoli...

Astragalus argaeus is a critically endangered endemic species growing only on Erciyes Mountain in Kayseri, Turkey. In this study, morphology, anatomy, ecology, pollen and seed morphology and karyology of this species were investigated. The previous description of the species has been expanded and amended. Anatomically, cross-sections of root, stem...

Two new hybrids of Origanum, O. ×malyeri and O. ×sevcaniae, are described and illustrated in detail. The general morphology, pollen and chromosome features, and nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (rpl32) genomes of collected specimens were studied. Origanum ×malyeri is a hybrid between O. boissieri and O. vulgare subsp. hirtum and O. ×sevcaniae is anoth...

In this study, essential oil properties of an endemic plant of Turkey, Coucinia sivasica Hub.-Mor. were studied for the first time. Essential oil of C. sivasica was obtained by using Clevenger apparatus with hydrodistillation technique. The essential oil was analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS techniques on a polar column and total 44 compounds were ident...

This study examined the detailed chromosome measurements and karyotype asymmetries of seven taxa in the genus Vicia. The taxa are V. articulata, V. cassubica, V. villosa subsp. villosa in sect. Cracca, V. noeana var. noeana, V. sativa subsp. sativa, V. peregrina in sect. Vicia and V. caesarea in sect. Ervum. V. cassubica, V. noeana var. noeana, V....

In this study, the morphology, anatomy, pollen morphology, leaf and seed micromorphology and karyology of the Turkish endangered endemic Physoptychis haussknechtii were investigated in detail for the fi rst time. The species was studied in terms of detailed morphology. Basal leaves are narrowly spatulate and cauline leaves are linear to oblanceolat...

The genus Malcolmia R. Br. (Brassicaceae) is taxonomically problematic and some of its species have recently been transferred to the genera Strigosella Boiss. and Zuvanda Dvorak. In this study, pollen morphology of some species of Malcolmia, Strigosella and Zuvanda, previously placed in Malcolmia genus, were examined under scanning electron microsc...

Origanum ayliniae Dirmenci & Yazıcı, which differs significantly from O. dictamnus L., is described for the first time in this paper. In addition, a new hybrid, O. × adae Dirmenci & Yazıcı, between O. ayliniae and O. sipyleum L., is described and investigated in detail. The general morphology, pollen structure, chromosome features, and nuclear (ITS...

Anatomical, palynological, karyological and morphological seed characters of Silene brevicalyx and S. ozyurtii (Caryophyllaceae) were investigated for the first time. S. brevicalyx grows on serpentine rocky slopes and open forest in Muğla province (southwestern Turkey), while S. ozyurtii is an East Mediterranean element growing on serpentine stony...

Several chromosome numbers are reported for Stachys taxa but little information is available about chromosome morphology. Thus, this study aims to investigate the karyotypes of six endemic Stachys species from Turkey. Two different chromosome numbers are reported as 2n=30 (Stachys chasmosericea and S. pinardii) and 2n=34 (S. euadenia, S. buttleri,...

Bellevalia vuralii B.Şahin & Aslan is described as a new species of Bellevalia from southeast Turkey. As well as its morphological characteristics and classification with regards to sections, its description, ecology, and relationship with related species are presented and discussed. The somatic chromosome number of these species was defined to be...

In the present paper, karyotype analyses are reported for 12 taxa of Matthiola from Turkey. Matthiola trojana Dirmenci, Satıl & Tümen, M. odoratissima (Pall.) R.Br., M. anchonifolia Hub.-Mor., M. montana Boiss., M. fruticulosa (L.) Maire ssp. fruticulosa and M. ovatifolia (Boiss.) Boiss. counted 2n=12 chromosomes, and M. incana (L.) R.Br., M. longi...

Matthiola W.T.Aiton is a taxonomically complex genus in which there are many problems, mostly with Matthiola longipetala and M. odoratissima. Matthiola species native to Turkey were collected from various locations in Anatolia, and their DNA was isolated. Revision studies performed on the basis of molecular data obtained from studies conducted in r...

Mediterranean chromosome number reports – 25 edited by G. Kamari, C. Blanché & S. Siljak-Yakovlev Abstract Kamari, G., Blanché, C. & Siljak-Yakovlev, S. (eds): Mediterranean chromosome number reports – 25. — Fl. Medit. 25: 143-167. 2015. — ISSN: 1120-4052 printed, 2240-4538 online. This is the twenty-fifth of a series of reports of chromosomes numb...

The karyological analyses of 11 species, one taxon of which is endemic of Oxytropis (Fabaceae), distributed in Turkey were examined in this study. Among these taxa, the chromosome numbers were as follows: 2n = 16 in Oxytropis kotschyana, O. pallasii, O. pilosa, O. savellanica, O. persica, O. albana, O. argyroleuca, O. aucheri, O. karjaginii, O. lup...

In the present study, karyotype analyses of 10 taxa belongs to the genus Klasea Cass. (Asteraceae) were conducted. Somatic chromosome numbers are not a distinctive character of classification of Klasea taxa. All of the taxa were counted as 2n = 30 chromosomes, except for Klasea radiata subsp. biebersteiniana (2n = 60). Although all the taxa have a...

Klasea is a taxonomically complex genus in which there are many problems, mostly with Klasea kotschyi and Klasea hakkiarica. It is challenging to differentiate the genera based on morphological characters alone. Revision studies performed on the basis of molecular data obtained from studies conducted in recent years have made the phylogenetic relat...

Chromosome number, size and morphology of five taxa of the genus Glycyrrhiza growing naturally in Turkey were investigated. Permanent slides were made by using the standard liquid nitrogen method. Karyotypes were determined using Image Analysis System (Bs200Pro). In addition, the karyotype asymmetry of each taxa was evaluated by different methods:...

In this study, chromosome numbers and morphologies are presented for four species growing naturally in Turkey. These species are Inula peacockiana (Aitch. & Hemsl.) Korovin, Cousinia boissieri Buhse, Scorzonera renzii Rech. f., Lactuca intricata Boiss. Chromosome number of studied species are Inula peacockiana 2n=20, Cousinia boissieri 2n=26, Scorz...