The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)

A comparative leaf micromorphological study of Melastoma malabathricum, M. malabathricum var. alba and M. sanguineum (Melastomataceae) was carried out by scanning electron microscope. Characters such as epidermal cell shape, trichomes and stomatal type and distribution were observed. Non-glandular t...

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Main Authors: Noorma Wati Haron, Nordiyanah Anuar, Rubashiny Veeramohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/1/01_Noorma_Wati_Haron.pdf