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

• Main Authors: Noorma Wati Haron,, Nordiyanah Anuar,, Rubashiny Veeramohan,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/1/01_Noorma_Wati_Haron.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8928/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil5_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil5_2015.html

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...