Plant Diversity ›› 1993, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (03): 1-3.

• Articles •    

STUDY ON THE POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF THE GENUS DRACAENA (LILIACEAE) IN CHINA

YE Guang-Zheng   

  1. Department of Biology, Yunnan College of Education, Kunming 650223
  • Online:1993-06-25 Published:1993-06-25

Abstract: In the present paper pollen grains of 8 species in the genus Dracaena (Liliaceae) from China were examined by scanning electron microscope, are reported here for the first time. As a result, four types of the pollen exine sculpture are distinguished: (1) foveolate, D. cochinchinensis and D. menglaensis; (2) regulate, D. cambodiana and D. terniflora; (3) reticulate, D. gracilis, D. angustifolia and D. ensifolia; (4) tuberculate-baculate, D. hokouensis. The differences in pollen morphology of Chinese Dracaena can serve as characters for delimitating species.

Key words: Dracaena