Open AccessTRICHOMES MORPHOLOGY ON PETALS OF SOME ACANTHACEAE SPECIES
Author(s) -
Muhammad Amirul Aiman Ahmad Juhari,
Noraini Talip,
Che Nurul Aini,
M. Ruzi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
reinwardtia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2337-8824
pISSN - 0034-365X
DOI - 10.14203/reinwardtia.v14i1.398
Subject(s) - trichome , acanthaceae , petal , biology , botany , plant morphology , andrographolide , morphology (biology) , lilac , andrographis paniculata , zoology , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A preliminary taxonomic study was carried out on seven Acanthaceae species namely as Andrographis paniculata,Pseuderanthemum graciliflorum,P. carruthersii, Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha, Ruellia repens, Justicia comata and J. betonica.The study was undertaken to investigate the morphology of trichomes present on the surfaces of flower petal. The variations found in this study are in their types and density. Based on observation, two forms of trichomes are present in all species studies which are glandular and non-glandular trichomes. There are seven types of trichomes found in this study. Trichomes types are shown to have systematic significance that can be used to differentiate and identify certain Acanthaceae species studied.