Leaf anatomical characteristics of Avicennia L. and some selected taxa in Acanthaceae

• Main Authors: Mohd Yunus, Noor Syaheera, Talip, Noraini, A. K., Radhiah, Che Amri, Che Nurul Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Nature Society 2015
• Subjects: QK Botany
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52233/1/Che%20nurul%20aini%202015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52233/; http://www.mnj.my/index.php/mnj
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The proposed placement of Avicennia L. into Acanthaceae had been made based only on molecular data. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether anatomical leaf characteristics of the Avicennia species support this placement. This study also aims to determine the leaf anatomical charac...