Taxonomic assessment of the family amaranthaceae with special emphasis on seed morphology

Seed macro and micro morphological characters of 68 taxa within to the family amaranthaceae were examined by using light and scanning electron microscopy. generic and keys for species along with detailed seed description have been provided. great variation was observed in seed shape and surface at generic and specific levels. the present study will provide an additional tool to strengthen the recognition of taxa within the family amaranthaceae from pakistan. this data is further analysed numerically by clustering to trace out the phylogenetic relationship of amaranths taxa at various levels. © 2017,pakistan botanical society. all rights reserved.