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ANNUAL OF SOFIA UNIVERSITY “ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI”
FACULTY OF BIOLOGY
BOOK 2 ~ BOTANY
Volume 98. 2006
ANNUAIRE DE L ’UNIVERSITE DE SOFIA “ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI”
FACULTY OF BIOLOGY
LIVRE 2 - BOTANIQUE
Tome 98, 2006
AN EASY METHOD TO MEASURE SMALL FLOWER COMPONENTS.
SHORT COMMUNICATION
E k a ter ina K. K o z u h a r o v a, A. J. R ic h a r d s*
Faculty ofPharmacy, Medical University Sofia, Department ofPharmacognosy and Botany,
2 Dunav sir,, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria, e-mail:
*$chool o fBiology .Ridley Building, University ofNewcastle NEl 7RU, UK
Abstract. The aim o f this paper is to share the experience in measuring small flower characters using
digital methods.
A statistical approach to biometric data is vital if taxonomical problems and
evolutionary processes are to be analysed objectively. All biometrical studies require
accuracy; the more precise the measurements, the more correct the results (Леев. 1983;
1985; 2002; Леев. Жу ко веки, 1982; P eev et al., 1995; Pee v, D e lch e v a , 1995),
A comparative biometric analysis of floral parts is often used to clarify
taxonomic decisions (К ож ухаров , 1976), as in our research on the evolutionary status
of three peaflowers endemic to the Pirin marble, undertaken under a Royal Society of
London Joint Project with Eastern Europe Grant (Kozuharova et al., submitted for
publication). When some of these parts are very small and transparent it is difficult to
measure the characters accurately, particularly if the sample is big so that many flowers
need to be dissected into components and measured. Our solution to this problem
involved digital technology.
The aim of this paper is to share the experience in measuring small flower
characters using digital methods,
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