Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy (식물분류학회지)

The Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists (한국식물분류학회)
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Taxonomic Implications of Seed Coat in the Subtribe Calthinae (Ranunculaceae)

미나리아재비과 동의나물아족의 종피형태와 분류학적 검토

  • Heo, Kweon (Division of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Suh, Youngbae (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • 허권 (강원대학교 식물응용과학부) ;
  • 서영배 (서울대학교 천연물과학연구소)
  • Received : 2008.01.11
  • Accepted : 2008.02.10
  • Published : 2008.03.31
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Abstract

Anatomical features of seed coat were examined on Trollius, Calathodes, and Caltha of Ranunculaceae to evaluate the taxonomic circumscription of Megaleranthis saniculifolia, which is monotypic and endemic in Korea. Megaleranthis saniculifolia showed the exotestal type of seed coat exhibiting a well-developed palisade structure in exotesta and its external surface of exotesta cells was concave. On the other hand, the shape of exotesta cells in Caltha was cuboidal and the outer surface was smooth. The exotesta of Calathodes seeds was formed of the palisade structure like M. saniculifolia, but the outer surface of exotesta cells was smooth. The palisade structure was much better developed in the exotesta of Calathodes as well as Megaleranthis seeds than in the exotesta of Trollius seeds. The outer surface of exotesta cells in Trollius was either convex or concave according to the species examined. Since the genera of the subtribe Calthinae of the family display differences in seed sculpturing and the anaotmy of seed coat, these characteristics are useful to access taxonomic relationships among them. The morphological and anatomical features of seed coat suggest that Megaleranthis be possibly allied with Trollius rather than Caltha or Calathodes. Concave surface of seed coat cells and well-developed palisade structure of exotesta are shared by M. saniculifolia and some species of Trollius in common.

한국 고유종인 모데미풀의 분류학적 검토를 위하여 모데미풀과 근연분류군의 종피 형태를 관찰하였다. 모데미풀의 종피 형태는 외종피 세포가 책상조직모양의 후벽세포로 발달하는 외종피외층형으로 나타났고, 종피의 표면은 오목형 구조를 보였다. 근연분류군인 동의나물의 외종피 외층은 입방형(cuboid)이며, 표면구조는 매끄러워서 모데미풀과 같은 책상조직 형태의 후벽세포로 잘 발달하였으며, 종피 표면 구조는 오목형과 볼록형이 연속적으로 나타났다. 이것은 모데미풀속의 종피구조가 금매화속의 종피구조 범위내에 포함됨을 암시하고 있다. 따라서 동의나물 아족에서는 종피의 해부형태와 표면구조가 아족내에서 분류학적 평가에 유용하게 사용될 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 종피의 표면구조와 행부형태 특징은 고유종인 모데미풀이 동의나물속이나 Calathodes속보다는 금매화속에 보다 가깝다는 것을 나타내었다. 종피의 오목형 표면구조와 잘 발달된 외종피 외층형 종피유형은 모데미풀과 금매화속이 함께 공유하는 형질이었다.

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Supported by : Korea Institute of Environmental Science and Technology

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