Morphology of Fern Spores from Phu Phan National Park

Authors

  • Kittima Makgomol Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

Keywords:

fern spores, monolete, morphology, Phu Phan National Park, trilete

Abstract

Morphological characteristics of fern spores collected from Phu Phan National Park were examined using a scanning electron microscope and a light microscope. A total of 36 species of ferns, were studied. Two types of spores, monolete and trilete, are observed. Spore size ranged from 15 to 130 μm. Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. has the largest spores. The spore surface patterns vary from cristate, fold, granulate, perforate, reticulate, rugate, rugulate, tuberculate to verrucate. Some combinations of these patterns were also observed. A subequatorial flange is common in Pteris.

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Published

2006-10-30

How to Cite

Kittima Makgomol. 2006. “Morphology of Fern Spores from Phu Phan National Park”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 40 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:116-22. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/243933.

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 5 (2006): September-October

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
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