Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 3 I 2014

TAXONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RACHIS, PETIOLE AND PETIOLULE ANATOMY IN SOME EUPHORBIACEAE

Sarala C. Tadavi Department of Botany, Pratap College, Amalner-425401 (M.S.), India. ; Vijay V. Bhadane

Biolife; 2014, 2(3), pp 850-857

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220482

Abstract:

Anatomy of rachis, petiole and petiolule in 43 species and 20 genera of Euphorbiaceae are investigated. The mechanical tissues in these organs are invariably sclerenchymatous and collenchymatous.

Keywords:

Anatomy, Leaf stalk, Mechanical tissues, Systematics, Euphorbiaceae.

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 July 2014; Accepted: 17 August 2014; Published: 7 September 2014

How To Cite:

Sarala C. Tadavi, & Vijay V. Bhadane. (2022). TAXONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RACHIS, PETIOLE AND PETIOLULE ANATOMY IN SOME EUPHORBIACEAE. Biolife, 2(3), 850–857. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220482

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