Stomata in Malvaceae

 

Stomatal studies on some selected plants of Malvaceae

by Chachad D. P., Vaidya M. (2016)

in World Journ. Pharmac. Research –  5 (3): 1060-1068 –

www.wjpr.net – article_wjpr_1456806564.pdf

https://www.academia.edu/23957454/STOMATAL_STUDIES_ON_SOME_SELECTED_PLANTS_OF_MALVACEAE

ABSTRACT

Malvaceae family is well known for its economic importance. Plants like Hibiscus esculantus is commonly used as a vegetable called ‘Okra’ Adensonia digitata, known as baobab tree has a lot of medicinal potential.

Bombax ceiba yields Kapok which is a very fluffy material made from the abundant silken hairs that are attached to the ripe seeds of several species in the silk cotton family. As mentioned in the literature, plants belonging to Malvaceae are economically important not only with respect to edible purposes but are also known to be exploited for their medicinal potential.

Anatomy is a very useful tool for identification (taxonomy). Epidermal characters can prove to be of importance with respect to identification of a particular plant species. This can also provide reliable information in standardisation of an ayurvedic/herbal drug.

---

Abutilon ranadei

: Upper epidermis shows anomotetracytic, cyclocytic type of stomata withkidney shaped guard cells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. Text Figure 1Lower epidermis shows anomotetracytic, anisocytic type of stomata with kidney shapedguard cells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. 

 

Adansonia digitata

: Upper epidermis shows polygonal cells which form glands with wavy margin. Hypostomatic. Text Figure 3.Lower epidermis shows anisocytic, anomotetracytic and cyclocytic type of stomata withkidney shaped guard cells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. Text Figure 4.

Bombax ceiba

: Upper epidermis shows tetra-pentagonal cells. Hypostomatic. Text Figure 5.Lower epidermis shows anisocytic, anomotetracytic and cyclocytic type of stomata with kidney shaped guard cells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. Text Figure 6

Bombax malabaricum

: Upper epidermis shows pentagonal to hexagonal epidermal cellswhich are irregularly scattered. Hypostomatic. Text Figure 7.Lower epidermis shows anisocytic, & paracytic type of stomata with kidney shaped guardcells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. Text Figure 8

Hibiscus decusseta

: Upper epidermis shows anomocytic, paracytic & anisocytic type ofstomata with kidney shaped guard cells. Epidermal cells are irregular with wavy margin. TextFigure 9.Lower epidermis shows pentagonal cells, cells arranged to form glands. Hyperstomatic. TextFigure 10