Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids

The foliar anatomy of 15 Malaysian species of Chionanthus and 3 species of Olea is described and compared with particular reference to sclereids. The anatomy of the two genera is similar except that Chionanthus shows a wider range in sclereid form, eight kinds ofsclereid are recorded. Filiform scler...

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Main Authors: Kiew, Ruth, Ibrahim, Che Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linnean Society of London 1982
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37139/1/37139.pdf
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Ibrahim, Che Su
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description The foliar anatomy of 15 Malaysian species of Chionanthus and 3 species of Olea is described and compared with particular reference to sclereids. The anatomy of the two genera is similar except that Chionanthus shows a wider range in sclereid form, eight kinds ofsclereid are recorded. Filiform sclereids are present in all Olea species and most Chionanthus species examined, additional kinds ofsclereid found in these Chionanthus species include astrosclereids, dendrosclereids, osteosclereids and polymorphic sclereids, with brachysclereids of several forms in the petiole. Quantity of sclereids is not related to coriaceousness, which is determined by leaf thickness. Anatomical characters do not support any major grouping of species within Chionanthus and provide further evidence that the sections, Eulinocitra and Ceranthus, are untenable. The distinction between the lepidote scales of Olea and the peltate hairs common to all oleaceous genera is discussed.
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spelling upm.eprints-371392016-02-01T05:06:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37139/ Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids Kiew, Ruth Ibrahim, Che Su The foliar anatomy of 15 Malaysian species of Chionanthus and 3 species of Olea is described and compared with particular reference to sclereids. The anatomy of the two genera is similar except that Chionanthus shows a wider range in sclereid form, eight kinds ofsclereid are recorded. Filiform sclereids are present in all Olea species and most Chionanthus species examined, additional kinds ofsclereid found in these Chionanthus species include astrosclereids, dendrosclereids, osteosclereids and polymorphic sclereids, with brachysclereids of several forms in the petiole. Quantity of sclereids is not related to coriaceousness, which is determined by leaf thickness. Anatomical characters do not support any major grouping of species within Chionanthus and provide further evidence that the sections, Eulinocitra and Ceranthus, are untenable. The distinction between the lepidote scales of Olea and the peltate hairs common to all oleaceous genera is discussed. Linnean Society of London 1982-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37139/1/37139.pdf Kiew, Ruth and Ibrahim, Che Su (1982) Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 84 (2). pp. 79-102. ISSN 0024-4074 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00361.x/abstract 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1982.tb00361.x
spellingShingle Kiew, Ruth
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Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title_full Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title_fullStr Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title_short Comparative study of leaf anatomy of Malaysian species of Chionanthus and Olea (Oleaceae) with special reference to foliar sclereids
title_sort comparative study of leaf anatomy of malaysian species of chionanthus and olea oleaceae with special reference to foliar sclereids
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37139/1/37139.pdf
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