COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL STUDIES OF LANTANA (VERBENACEAE)

Authors

AMAAL MOHAMED, Botany Dept. Faculty of Science (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
ALI HAMMOUDA, Flora and Phytotaxonomy Researches, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt.
MOHAMED SOLIMAN, Flora and Phytotaxonomy Researches, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt.

Corresponding Author

MOHAMED, AMAAL

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Keywords

Lantana; identification; Morphology; anatomy; stomata; trichomes

Abstract

A comparative anatomical and morphological observation was conducted on Lantana camara L., L. viburnoides (Forssk.)Vahl, L. hispida H.P.K. and L. montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. The variation in vegetative and floral morphology as well as diversity of anatomical features besides level and shape of stomata and types of trichome supports the definition of each studied species. Two artificial keys based on these characters were designed.

How to Cite This Article

MOHAMED, AMAAL; HAMMOUDA, ALI; and SOLIMAN, MOHAMED (2007) "COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL STUDIES OF LANTANA (VERBENACEAE)," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 18: Iss. 2, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2007.11635