Comparative Foliar Epidermal Studies in Coix lacryma-jobi L. andCoix aquatica Roxb. (Poaceae)

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  • Rinku Jitendrakumar DESAI The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Vadodara (IN)
  • Vinay Madhukar RAOLE The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Vadodara (IN)
  • Arun Omprakash ARYA The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Vadodara (IN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb113449

Keywords:

Coix; foliar epidermis; prickle hair; silica cells and angular prickles

Abstract

As micromorphological knowledge was not available for Coix aquatica Roxb., the foliar epidermal studies were carried out for Coix lacryma-jobi L. and Coix aquatica Roxb. with the aim of determining the patterns of variation in their epidermal characteristics and assessing their value in species identification. Comparative foliar analysis was carried out by using light microscopy, after following routine scraping method. The characters of diagnostic importance in the identification of C. aquatica are the sparsely distributed prickle hairs with long pointed apex in the abaxial epidermis and dumbbell shaped silica cells in both the epidermises. The diagnostic characters for C. lacryma-jobi are the cross shaped silica cells and dumbbell shaped on the abaxial and adaxial epidermis respectively. The observed differences in certain micromorphological characters helps in identification of presently studied two species of Coix.

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Published

2009-12-07

How to Cite

DESAI, R. J., RAOLE, V. M., & ARYA, A. O. (2009). Comparative Foliar Epidermal Studies in Coix lacryma-jobi L. andCoix aquatica Roxb. (Poaceae). Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 1(1), 37–40. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb113449

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DOI: 10.15835/nsb113449

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