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Microhairs of Indian Eragrostis Wolf (Poaceae) and their Taxonomic Significance


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
2 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
 

The morphology of microhairs on leaf surfaces of 44 Eragrostis species from India is studied using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and the results are presented. Three distinct types of microhairs have been observed viz. chloridoid, panicoid and enneapogon (intermediate) and their features are tabulated.

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Eragrostis, India, Leaf Surface, Microhairs.
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Authors

C. P. Vivek
Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
G. Gnanasekaran
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
G. V. S. Murthy
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
V. J. Nair
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The morphology of microhairs on leaf surfaces of 44 Eragrostis species from India is studied using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and the results are presented. Three distinct types of microhairs have been observed viz. chloridoid, panicoid and enneapogon (intermediate) and their features are tabulated.

Keywords


Eragrostis, India, Leaf Surface, Microhairs.

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