Comparative Analysis of the Fruit Pericarp Structure of the Desert and Mountain Species of <i>Ferula</i> L. (Apiaceae Lindl.)

Abstract

It has described structure of the pericarp of 6 <i> Ferula</i> species fruits in natural habitat conditions: Nuratau range and Kyzylkum Desert. Differences in the location and structure of the secretory conceptacles have been discovered due to their biomes and habitat conditions. Secretory tubules of mature fruit pericarp (Scorodosma subgenus) <i> F. foetida</i> obliterated. In the pericarp ( Macrorrhiza section) of <i> F. varia</i> fruit, there are two types of secretory structures: dorsal and commissural. In the fruit pericarp of (Xeronarthex section) <i> F. kyzylkumica</i> , <i> F. helenae , F. dshizakensis</i> and <i> F. angreni</i> species, there are three types: dorsal, commissural and costal, which increase their drought resistance and reflect a higher evolutionary level of taxa [1].