Foliar trichomes of selected Melastoma L. taxa of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Yunus, Noor Syaheera, Che Amri, Che Nurul Aini, Shahari, Rozilawati, Zakaria, Siti Maisarah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysia Nature Society 2020
• Subjects: QK Botany
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/83567/1/7Melastoma-CheNurul-full-amended2%20%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83567/; https://www.mnj.my/

Leaf indumentum consists of trichomes, which is an explicit variety of characters that have been practically used in the plant identification. Melastoma is one of the genera with diverse indumentum among the Melastomataceae and has gained attention due to its medicinal value and other commerci...