Micromorpholoy and Taxonomic Signification of Lonicera microphylla from Iran

Abstract

Lonicera microphylla is one of many spieces of Lonicera genus that are recently reported in Iran. The present study describes the micromorphology of L. microphylla by employing light microscopy (LM) and scaning electron microscopy (SEM) for taxonomical significance. Important micromorpholoical traits such as pollen micromorphology and leaf epidermis were used. The micromorpholoical results clearly support the micromorphology characteristics of L. microphylla with the genus Lonicera species. The results might provide a scientific basis for the taxonomic study of the genus Lonicera.