Comparative Anatomical Study for Some Wild Species Belong to Amaranthaceae and Compositae in Iraq
Zubaida A. Lattef Ismaeel
Department of Biology, AL-Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
Corresponding Author E-mail: dr.zubaidalattef@gmail.com
Abstract: In this research , cuticular with epidermal anatomical characters were described , as well as the anatomical features of stems and leaves for ten wild species belong to Amaranthaceae and Compositae in Iraq. The species belong to Amaranthaceae were: Amaranthus blitum L., Beta vulgaris L., Amaranthus viridis L. , Atriplex prostrata Boucher ex DC. and Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch. While the species belonging to Compositae were: Lactuca virosa Habl., Crepis vesicaria L., Senecio peregrinus Griseb., Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr and Silybum marianum L. Gaernt. Anatomical differences between the species were studied. Results showed that several of the internal characters of leaves, stems, and leaf epidermis have a taxonomic importance that support to identify species. These characters are stem form, layers number of palisade with spongy layers of leaf, in addition to the different in the foliar epidermal cell shapes and stomatal index
Keywords: Amaranthaceae; Anatomical characters; Compositae; Epidermal characters; Leaf anatomy; Stem anatomy Back to TOC