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Title: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 01, 2010, 01:18:34 PM

In connection with a long pause in snowdrop posts, I hang here a few no less beautiful than flowering drops, I think  ;D, pictures of Galanthus leaf cross-sections. It's taken from a series of my own anatomical studies in the genus; I tried to explore all the known species and discutable races (e.g. to compare so called G. kemulariae, lagodechianus, cabardensis, etc......).
Azur blau staining, x4; x40.
I've already got for such project near 26 taxons (read slides), but I have a lack in live material of G. cilicicus, krasnovii, transcaucasicus and snogerupii ONLY  :'(

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: mark smyth on July 01, 2010, 01:25:42 PM

very interesting

I could have sent you krasnovii but all mine have died

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 01, 2010, 01:30:54 PM

Hi Mark and many thanks for kind proposition!!! Any case this year we have what to swap with you!!  ;D These days I'm forming a parcel for you!

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: bulborum on July 01, 2010, 01:35:31 PM

I can help you with krasnovii

Roland

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 01, 2010, 01:46:51 PM

ROLAND!!!! I'm extremally pleased for your proposition! Many thanks! It would be in great help for me!
DZ.

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Brian Ellis on July 02, 2010, 09:08:59 AM

Dimitri, most interesting and the koenenianus central vascular bundle_x40 picture is beautiful.

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: annew on July 02, 2010, 10:25:36 AM

These are very interesting, Dimitri. Can you show us the difference between ikariae and woronowii?

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 02, 2010, 10:35:28 AM

Thanks Brian! Please, if you like so the vascular bundles  ;D, pay attention to presence of UNIQUE! additional vascular bundles abaxially in G. trojanus cross-section, such structures I never seen yet in any other drop species!

Anne, pity, but I have only cross-section of G. woronowii  :-[, true G. ikariae I will receive only this year from Hans and Melvyn!

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Maggi Young on July 02, 2010, 10:38:54 AM

Dima, these photographs of your investigations are not only scientifically interesting, they are also beautiful to look at: proof that science and art can go hand in hand!

I am most surprised at the enormous variations in these slides .... I imagine I am not the only person  to see these and be fascinated by them and intriqued to learn more..... 8)

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 02, 2010, 10:55:01 AM

Maggi, many thanks! It isn't all slides you have seen on pic, I have 2 such boxes with slides plus! Simply, now I'm working on 2 monographes devoted to the microevolution aspects of genus Galanthus and Genus Galanthus in Ukraine. There will be many interesting things about snowdrops I'm sure  8)

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Melvyn Jope on July 02, 2010, 12:22:06 PM

Very interesting slides Dimitri, many thanks for showing them. Will your monographs be published in English too?
G.snogerupii is on its way to you.

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 02, 2010, 12:33:59 PM

Melvyn, many many thanks!! Firstly, it should be published in Russian or Ukrainian here in Ukraine (we (co-authors) still have to find funding to edit........), so for now, I even have not yet thought about the English version........

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Maggi Young on July 02, 2010, 12:38:16 PM

Dima, I have sent you a personal message.... 8)

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 02, 2010, 12:55:39 PM

Maggi, I wrote an answer to you! It should be a great thing, your idea!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!  :o  :o  :o

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: loes on July 02, 2010, 02:41:33 PM

I have transcaucasicus...


sorry,no more left for swapping

Title: Re: Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures
Post by: Oakwood on July 06, 2010, 09:01:40 AM

Loes! Thank you so much!  ;)