ANATOMICAL AND MICROMORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AT ARDISIA CRENATA SIMS

The paper discusses the structure of foliar node of Ardisia crenata Sims, family Myrsinaceae, decorative shrub cultivated for ornamental purposes in protected areas, with thick leaves, glossy, dark green and slightly lacy edges because of foliar nodules well customize at this level of leaf. Anatomical investigations (optical and electronic microscopy SEM) were performed on leaves with different ages, highlighting the structural differences of foliar nodules, as well as micromorphologycal characterization of colonizing microorganisms, analyzed according to age of these formations.