SDS-PAGE of seed proteins and SEM of seed coat surface in Caesalpinia gilliesii Wall., C. pulcherrima Sw., C. sepiaria Roxb. and Delonix regia Raf. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae)

Abou-El-Enain, Maged; Loutfy, Mohammed

doi:10.21608/taec.1999.12636

SDS-PAGE of seed proteins and SEM of seed coat surface in Caesalpinia gilliesii Wall., C. pulcherrima Sw., C. sepiaria Roxb. and Delonix regia Raf. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Science Dept., Collage of Education for Teachers, P.O.14 (El-Akhdar), Wilayate IBRI, Sultanate of Oman, P.C.516.

² Biological Sciences and Geology Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy (Heliopolis) P.C. 11341, Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/taec.1999.12636

Abstract

SDS-PAGE of seed protein profiles , SEM of seed coat surface patterns and selected macromorphological
characters were studied in the related taxa Caesalpinia gilliesii, C. pulcherrima, C. sepiaria and Delonix
regia. The obtained characters were used as one set of data and analyzed using the NTSYS-pc program.
The dendrogram produced showed a closer relationship between D. regia & C. pulcherrima. Taxonomic
relationships between the four taxa were discussed in the light of their morphological, anatomical,
embryological and phytochemical criteria. Merging of C. pulcherrima in the genus Delonix has been
suggested.

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