EL-Kholy, M. A.

Taxonomic evaluation using pollen grain sculpture and seed coat characters of 11 taxa of genus hibiscus (Malvaceae) in Egypt [electronic resource]. مراجعة تصنيفية بين 11 وحدة بجنس الهيبسكس في مصر. - p.143-152.

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Pollen grain morphology and seed coat characters of 11 cultivars belonging to two species of genus Hibiscus (Family Malvaceae) namely H. esculentus (H. Abelmoschus) and H. sabdanffa were investigated. This study was carried out using light microscope (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Pollen morphology of this genus is fairly uniform. Generally radially symmetrical apolar, mostly spheroidal, pantoporate.


Summary in Arabic.


Hibiscus--Genetics
Hibiscus--Morphology.
Pollen--Morphology