Taxonomic Significance of Foliar Epidermal Characters in Azanza garckaena (F. Hoffm.) Exell & Hillc in Tula, Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria
Leaf
epidermal microscopy of Azanzagarckeana wasstudied in search of stable taxonomic characters and
delimitation of the plant. Fresh leaves were obtainedfrom 3accessions
in Tula: Tula Wange, Tula Baule and Tula Yiri/Bwaile respectively. Leaf
epidermal peels of both surfaces of the plant were made using free hand
sectioning and maceration methods. Temporary slides were prepared for
observations under light microscope to examine their stomatal features,
epidermal cell shapes, and anticlinal cell-wall patterns. The result revealed
epiamphistomatic leaves, Stomatal complex type (SCT) was exclusively
anomocytic, epidermal cell shapes were all irregular in shape, with curved anticlinal cell
wall
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