THE REVISION OF THE GENUS EMINIUM OF TURKEY

Abstract

This study comparatively makes a revision of the Eminium (Araceae) species [(Eminium spiculatum (Blume) Schott var. spiculatum, E. intortum (Banks & Sol) O. Kuntze, E rauwolffii (Blume) Schott var. rauwolffii, E. rauwolffii (Blume) Schott var. kotschyi (Schott) H. Riedl, E. koenenianum Lobin and P. C. Boyce] grow in Turkey. The plant material including these taxa was collected from different localities of Turkey. Such as Hatay, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, Artvin, Mersin, Erzurum. In the morphological examination tuber, leaf, scape, spathe, and spadix were detail explained. The pollen morphological characteristics of these taxa were examined by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Besides, palynological data, was indicated.