Stomata in Ficus (Moraceae)

Figure 1. Characteritics of abaxial epidermal cells. A, dense stomata with pavement cells of F. elastica (40x). B, bulbous base prickle shape trichomes of F. carica (10x).C, long trichomes and pavement cells of F. palmata (20x). D. showing dense stomata, peltate glands and pavement cells of F. foveolata (20x). E, stomata and pavement cells of F. religiosa (40x). F, stomata and pavement cells of F. virgata (20x). G, showing undulating pavement cells of F. callosoa (40x). H, peltate gland with pavement cells of F. johannis (40x). I, unicellular, non glandular long trichome and bicellular glandular macrohair of F. subincisa (20x). J, unicellular bulbous base trichome of F. hispida (20x).

 

Foliar epidermal anatomy of some ethnobotanically important species of genus Ficus Linn.

by Khan K. Y., Khan M. A., Ahmad M., Shah G. M., Zafar M., Niamat R., Munir M., Abbasi A. M., Fazal H., Mazari P., Seema N. (2011)

Kiran Yasmin Khan1 , Mir Ajab Khan1 , Mushtaq Ahmad1 , Ghulam Mujtaba Shah2 , Muhammad Zafar1 , Rabia Niamat1 , Mamoona Munir1 , Arshad Mehmood Abbasi1 , Hina Fazal1 , Paras Mazari1 and Nighat Seema1 .

1 Department of Plant sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2 Department of Botany, Government Post Graduate College No. 1, Abbottabad, Pakistan.

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in Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 5(9): 1627-1638 –

http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380551773_Khan%20et%20al.pdf

Figure 2. Characteristics of adaxial epidermal anatomy of Ficus. K. pavement cells of F.elastica (10 x). L, pavement cells and prickle shape trichomes of F.carica (10x). M, bulbous base trichome and pavement cells of F. palmata (40x). N, pavement cells and peltate glands of F. foveolata (20x). O, pavement cells of F. religiosa (40x). P, pavement cells and peltate glands of F. virgata (20x). Q, presence of adaxial stomata of F. callosoa (100x). R, bulbous base trichome with pavement cells of F. johannis (40x). S, show long thin unicellular trichome and pavement cells of F. subincisa (20x). T, pavement cells of F. hispida (40x).

The main objective of this paper is the detailed morphological study of leaf epidermis of Genus Ficus (Moraceae). The study based on the micro characters of leaf epidermis of some species of Ficus collected from Pakistan.

The study revealed the many interesting epidermal features of leaves that have not previously been reported before and has been conducted first time. No published details are available of such comprehensive foliar anatomical studies of following species of genus Ficus L. species has been conducted first time.

Note the measurements, shape and type of the leaf epidermal cells including pavement cells, stomata and shape of guard cell pairs, trichomes and ornamentation of cuticular membrane. Pavement cells are often polygonal and irregular. Among the species the F. virens has larger pavement cells as well as stomata as compare to other species.

Whereas there are little variations represented in qualitative and quantitative characters among the species of same genus.

Stomata are paracytic except in F. nerrifolia and F. callosoa and are restricted on abaxial surface.

Trichomes present in some species mostly are unicellular and non-glandular with bulbous base. Cuticular membrane is mostly smooth and pubescent. And in some species peltate glands also observed.