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Describing one generic and two new species record to the flora of Pakistan using LM and SEM methods
Author(s) -
Jamshed Shayan,
Ullah Asad,
Khan Raees,
Hussain Altaf
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.23000
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , weed , biology , botany , appendage , habitat , ecology , bacteria , genetics
Common mulberry weed ( Fatoua villosa (Thunb.) Nakai) and creeping amaranth ( Amaranthus crassipes Schlecht) are reported for the first time in Pakistan's flora as these were not listed in any other literature nor identified before in Pakistan. Plants were found as a result of taxonomic studies performed in 2013 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Detail study was performed for the exact identification. Morphological results were compared with Flora of China and Flora of North America. Plant distribution along with its habitat and adjacent species was also recorded. Scanning electron and light microscopy was performed for the confirmation of epidermal appendages on leaf epidermis and palyno‐morphological characters.