Macro and micro-morphological characteristics of Plantago seeds and its implication for species identification

Authors

  • Ashutosh kUMAR Verma Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, 10- Chatham Line Allahabad-211002
  • Neelam Gautam Kumar Avinash Bharti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19071/cb.2017.v8.3243

Abstract

Seed morphology of five species of Plantago (P. psyllium, P.ovata, P. lanceolata, P. major and P. arenaria) was examined under scanning electron microscope. Macro- and micro-morphological characters, including seed shape, colour, size, shape of cavity, surface ornamentation and epidermal cell shape are presented.  Marked difference among the species noted with respect of considered traits and a key for the identification of the investigated taxa based on seed characters is provided. 

 

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Ashutosh kUMAR Verma, Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, 10- Chatham Line Allahabad-211002

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Botanical Survey of India

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Published

18-12-2017

How to Cite

Verma, A. kUMAR, & Kumar Avinash Bharti, N. G. (2017). Macro and micro-morphological characteristics of Plantago seeds and its implication for species identification. Current Botany, 8. https://doi.org/10.19071/cb.2017.v8.3243

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