{"title":"Comparative Analysis of the Morphological Features of Hypericum haplophylloides in Different Populations","authors":"M. Meço, E. Dosti Hyska, E. Ibrahimi","doi":"10.1134/s1062359023605347","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Abstract</h3><p><i>Hypericum haplophylloides</i> Halácsy & Bald is an endemic St. John’s wort of Albania described by Halácsy in 1892, with locus classicus in Llogara, Vlora district. According to Meyer, the distribution of this species is wider in Albania, and it’s represented by two subspecies: <i>H. haplophylloides</i> subps. <i>haplophylloides</i> and <i>H. haplophylloides</i> subsp<i>. devollense</i>, which are phyto-geographically divided and grow in different substrate types. Described almost a century later, there are still a lot of scientific discussions about accepting of these subspecies as new taxa, considering them as ecotypes or just high phenotypic plasticity of the species. In this study we aim to notice if there is any significant statistical difference between them based on some parametric measurements of leaves, sepals, and fruits; features that make the differences according to F.K. Meyer. The results indicated that: there is no significant difference between the two subspecies related to length of leaves, but the leaves width of subsp. <i>devollense</i> is significantly bigger. There is a significant difference between subspecies concerning the fruit’s size. They are larger to subsp. <i>haplophylloides</i>, but significant differences of fruit’s size exist even between different populations of the same subspecies. Subsp. <i>haplophylloides</i> results to have lengthier sepals than subsp. <i>devollense</i>, but the sepals are wider to subsp. <i>devollense</i>. These wide variations which are not considered by Meyer, probably reflection of different ecological conditions of habitats where <i>H. haplophylloides</i> grows, supporting the presence of different ecotypes and/or high phenotypic plasticity. Genetics studies are highly recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":55366,"journal":{"name":"Biology Bulletin","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biology Bulletin","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1062359023605347","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Hypericum haplophylloides Halácsy & Bald is an endemic St. John’s wort of Albania described by Halácsy in 1892, with locus classicus in Llogara, Vlora district. According to Meyer, the distribution of this species is wider in Albania, and it’s represented by two subspecies: H. haplophylloides subps. haplophylloides and H. haplophylloides subsp. devollense, which are phyto-geographically divided and grow in different substrate types. Described almost a century later, there are still a lot of scientific discussions about accepting of these subspecies as new taxa, considering them as ecotypes or just high phenotypic plasticity of the species. In this study we aim to notice if there is any significant statistical difference between them based on some parametric measurements of leaves, sepals, and fruits; features that make the differences according to F.K. Meyer. The results indicated that: there is no significant difference between the two subspecies related to length of leaves, but the leaves width of subsp. devollense is significantly bigger. There is a significant difference between subspecies concerning the fruit’s size. They are larger to subsp. haplophylloides, but significant differences of fruit’s size exist even between different populations of the same subspecies. Subsp. haplophylloides results to have lengthier sepals than subsp. devollense, but the sepals are wider to subsp. devollense. These wide variations which are not considered by Meyer, probably reflection of different ecological conditions of habitats where H. haplophylloides grows, supporting the presence of different ecotypes and/or high phenotypic plasticity. Genetics studies are highly recommended.
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Biology Bulletin (Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk – Seriya Biologicheskaya) is an interdisciplinary journal of general biology. It focuses on fundamental studies in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, zoology, botany, physiology, and ecology. This journal publishes current materials of experimental studies and surveys on current problems in general biology. It also publishes information on scientific conferences and new books in the fields of general biology.