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

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
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/
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spelling ukm-89282016-12-14T06:48:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/ The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae) Noorma Wati Haron, Nordiyanah Anuar, Rubashiny Veeramohan, 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 trichomes are present in all species examined. The stomata are all of paracytic type and dispersed randomly over the whole abaxial surface. The patterns of surface sculpturing and outer stomatal rim are unique in all the species examined. Leaf micromorphology has significant taxonomic value in the genus Melastoma and the present study has added some new taxonomic information for the genus Melastoma. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/1/01_Noorma_Wati_Haron.pdf Noorma Wati Haron, and Nordiyanah Anuar, and Rubashiny Veeramohan, (2015) The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae). Sains Malaysiana, 44 (5). pp. 643-650. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil5_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil5_2015.html
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description 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 trichomes are present in all species examined. The stomata are all of paracytic type and dispersed randomly over the whole abaxial surface. The patterns of surface sculpturing and outer stomatal rim are unique in all the species examined. Leaf micromorphology has significant taxonomic value in the genus Melastoma and the present study has added some new taxonomic information for the genus Melastoma.
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author Noorma Wati Haron,
Nordiyanah Anuar,
Rubashiny Veeramohan,
spellingShingle Noorma Wati Haron,
Nordiyanah Anuar,
Rubashiny Veeramohan,
The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
author_facet Noorma Wati Haron,
Nordiyanah Anuar,
Rubashiny Veeramohan,
author_sort Noorma Wati Haron,
title The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
title_short The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
title_full The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
title_fullStr The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
title_full_unstemmed The taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the Genus Melastoma L. (Melastomataceae)
title_sort taxonomic significance of leaf micromorphology in the genus melastoma l. (melastomataceae)
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/1/01_Noorma_Wati_Haron.pdf
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