o:3416 Morphological variability of bulbs, fruits, and seeds of the genus Galanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae) in Serbia. en To shed some light on the taxonomy of the genus Galanthus L. in Serbia, we analyzed variability of five rarely studied quantitative characters in 60 individuals from populations representing two autochthonous species (G. nivalis L., and G. elwesii Hook.f.). Morphometric measurements were conducted on living plant material, and the obtained data were processed employing descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistical methods. The results show that the values of all analyzed characters were larger in (a) G. elwesii than in (b) G. nivalis (mean±standard deviation: bulb length a. 22.81±3.39 mm, b. 19.79±2.87 mm; bulb diameter a. 16.26±2.33 mm, b. 14.56±1.73 mm; bulb length to bulb diameter ratio a. 1.41±0.14, b. 1.37±0.20; fruit diameter a. 11.69±2.13 mm, b. 11.29±2.75 mm; seed diameter a. 3.77±0.47 mm, b. 3.74±0.58 mm). Almost all of the examined characters (except for fruit diameter in G. nivalis) exhibited moderate degrees of variability (coefficient of variation 10–20%), and the values of several characters (fruit and seed diameters in G. nivalis, and bulb length and fruit diameter in G. elwesii) exceeded the limits of variation stated in literature. The analysis of variance revealed statistically significant differences in bulb length (P=0.0005), and bulb diameter (P=0.0022). However, the canonical discriminant analysis did not provide differentiation between the two studied species, suggesting that for their taxonomic delimitation additional characters should be used. The results of the study contribute to the general knowledge of the variability of Galanthus species in Serbia, and could also be valuable for the management and protection of these species as they belong to the world’s most traded bulb genus collected from forests. "Galanthus; Serbia; morphological variability; numerical taxonomy; conservation" 1552100 978-9989-132-24-7 91552100 MK-ID 57574661 2023-11-30T07:11:43.069Z 44 yes 46 Filip Jovanović 0000-0002-4143-2497 46 D. Obratov-Petković, 46 Gordana Tomović 46 Ljubinko Rakonjac 0000-0002-8736-6771 46 Sonja Braunović 0000-0002-1387-6955 46 Biljana M. Nikolić 0000-0002-2436-8294 application/pdf 1906240 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3416 no yes 1 70 92000004 Book of abstracts / International scientific conference: "Better Forestry, for Better Forests, for a Better Planet", June 15-16th 2022, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia 14 Факултет за шумарски науки, пејзажна архитектура и eкоинженеринг „Ханс Ем“, Скопје, Република Северна Македонија 2022