[01] Feyza Candan, Biology Dept., Botany Section, Faculty of Arts & Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.

This investigation is made to determine seed morphological characteristics of 8 Crocus L. taxa as C. abantensis Baytop & Mathew, C. gargaricus Herb. subsp. gargaricus, C. danfordiae Maw, C. biflorus Mill. subsp. biflorus, C. biflorus subsp. nubigena (Herbert) Mathew, C. antalyensis B. Mathew, C. olivieri J. Gay subsp. olivieri, C. candidus Clarke. Light microscope was used to determine mature seeds of all taxa and their colorful photographs were given firstly. However, length and width of seeds as regards 8 taxa were determined. As a result, seed shapes and all their selective morphological features were discussed in the point of their taxonomical importance as regards their systematics.

C. abantensis, C. gargaricus subsp. gargaricus, C. danfordiae, C. biflorus subsp. biflorus, C. biflorus subsp. nubigena, C. antalyensis, C. olivieri subsp. olivieri, C. candidus, Seed Morphology

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