Table 3.
Seed morphological features of Oxytropis under stereoscopic microscopy.
| Section | Code | Species | Length Min. (mean ± SD) max./mm | Width Min. (mean ± SD) max./mm | L/W ratio | Seed weight/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section Xerobia | 1 | O.ciliata | 1.54(2.43±0.36)3.28 | 1.34(2.05±0.28)2.8 | 1.19±0.07 | 0.3521±0.0236 |
| ection Polyadena | 2 | O.muricata (MX) | 1.38(2.02±0.3)2.91 | 1.1(1.78±0.26)2.38 | 1.14±0.07 | 0.2627±0.0041 |
| 3 | O.muricata (TM) | 1.41(2.04±0.29)2.66 | 1.15(1.66±0.23)2.03 | 1.24±0.18 | 0.248±0.013 | |
| Section Falcicarpae | 4 | O.falcata (AWC) | 1.59(2.14±0.25)2.79 | 1.42(1.87±0.18)2.35 | 1.15±0.13 | 0.2981± 0.0106 |
| 5 | O.falcata (MQ) | 1.7(2.09±0.14)2.5 | 1.45(1.86±0.17)2.15 | 1.13±0.13 | 0.323±0.005 | |
| Section Baicalia | 6 | O.ochrantha (XL) | 1.29(1.65±0.17)2.09 | 1.18(1.53±0.16)2 | 1.07±0.07 | 0.2148±0.0091 |
| 7 | O.ochrantha (NMP) | 1.16(1.49±0.17)1.84 | 1.15(1.35±0.12)1.6 | 1.1±0.07 | 0.1732±0.0021 | |
| 8 | O.bicolor (U) | 1.09(1.57±0.23)1.98 | 1.21(1.49±0.17)1.88 | 1.05±0.06 | 0.146±0.013 | |
| 9 | O.bicolor (TM) | 1.32(1.74±0.21)2.31 | 1.23(1.65±0.23)2.32 | 1.06±0.08 | 0.1326±0.0086 | |
| 10 | O.racemosa | 1.24(1.71±0.17)2.19 | 0.77(1.23±0.14)1.5 | 1.4±0.12 | 0.1668±0.0128 | |
| 11 | O.myriophylla (EDG) | 1.05(1.56±0.21)2.14 | 0.81(1.25±0.19)1.64 | 1.26±0.1 | 0.1290±0.0004 | |
| 12 | O.myriophylla (AG) | 1.26(1.59±0.13)1.93 | 0.94(1.32±0.16)1.63 | 1.22±0.09 | 0.1231±0.0007 | |
| 13 | O.myriophylla (MX) | 1.06(1.67±0.23)2.1 | 1.04(1.45±0.16)1.9 | 1.15±0.07 | 0.1349±0.0043 | |
| Section Neimonggolicae | 14 | O.neimonggolica | 1.85(2.11±0.12)2.32 | 1.54(1.72±0.12)1.98 | 1.23±0.04 | 0.326±0.01 |
| Section Eumorpha | 15 | O.imbricata (LC) | 1.77(2.44±0.27)2.93 | 1.1(1.59±0.2)2.05 | 1.54±0.11 | 0.3188±0.0054 |
| 16 | O.imbricata (TR) | 1.79(2.36±0.31)3.13 | 1.08(1.56±0.27)2.34 | 1.52±0.12 | 0.3264±0.0112 | |
| 17 | O.coerulea (TT) | 1.66(2.39±0.25)2.96 | 1.22(1.69±0.21)2.11 | 1.43±0.12 | 0.2799±0.0016 | |
| 18 | O.coerulea (EDG) | 1.99(2.57±0.16)2.92 | 1.44(1.86±0.15)2.2 | 1.39±0.09 | 0.2986± 0.0013 | |
| 19 | O.holanshanensis | 1.81(2.21±0.19)2.66 | 1.43(2.02±0.22)2.58 | 1.1±0.09 | 0.3264±0.0062 | |
| Section Mesogaea | 20 | O.xinglongshanica (MX) | 1.56(2.32±0.32)3.22 | 1.29(1.93±0.29)2.69 | 1.21±0.1 | 0.2914±0.0038 |
| 21 | O.xinglongshanica (XL) | 1.47(2.23±0.23)2.7 | 1.42(1.77±0.16)2.24 | 1.26±0.11 | 0.2763±0.0103 | |
| 22 | O.glabra | 0.93(1.78±0.33)2.63 | 0.84(1.53±0.27)2.23 | 1.16±0.09 | 0.1892±0.0066 | |
| 23 | O.kansuensis (AZ) | 0.87(1.27±0.2)1.9 | 0.91(1.28±0.17)1.69 | 0.99±0.09 | 0.1074±0.0057 | |
| 24 | O.kansuensis (CT) | 0.95(1.38±0.13)1.65 | 1.05(1.44±0.17)1.77 | 0.97±0.11 | 0.1260±0.0044 | |
| 25 | O.taochensis | 1.54(2.09±0.25)2.73 | 1.08(1.55±0.18)1.89 | 1.36±0.11 | 0.2236±0.0134 | |
| 26 | O.ochrocephala (NH) | 1.22(1.73±0.22)2.23 | 1.35(1.91±0.23)2.53 | 0.9±0.06 | 0.2719±0.0043 | |
| 27 | O.ochrocephala (XL) | 1.1(1.63±0.17)2.03 | 1.23(1.77±0.24)2.39 | 0.92±0.07 | 0.2517±0.0103 | |
| 28 | O.ochrocephala (MX) | 1.28(1.64±0.17)2.01 | 1.56(1.82±0.12)2.14 | 0.9±0.07 | 0.2417±0.0065 | |
| 29 | O.ochrocephala (JQ) | 0.92(1.56±0.23)2.06 | 1.23(1.75±0.21)2.43 | 0.89±0.08 | 0.2506±0.0098 | |
| 30 | O.ochrocephala (HG) | 1.02(1.66±0.26)2.28 | 1.43(1.8±0.14)2.27 | 0.92±0.11 | 0.2854±0.0123 | |
| 31 | O.qinghaiensis | 1.2(1.56±0.18)1.99 | 0.93(1.18±0.11)1.56 | 1.33±0.1 | 0.1058±0.0087 | |
| Section Oxytropis | 32 | O.latibracteata | 1.5(2.05±0.25)2.64 | 1.2(1.69±0.21)2.19 | 1.22±0.1 | 0.2368±0.0106 |
| 33 | O.qilianshanica | 1.38(1.57±0.08)1.71 | 1.09(1.31±0.1)1.49 | 1.2±0.05 | 0.112±0.008 | |
| Section Lycotriche | 34 | O.aciphylla | 1.36(1.99±0.28)2.81 | 1.01(1.43±0.21)1.98 | 1.39±0.12 | 0.1822±0.0094 |
| Section Leucopodia | 35 | O.squammulosa | 1.22(1.81±0.25)2.61 | 0.95(1.62±0.29)2.37 | 1.13±0.09 | 0.2070±0.0117 |