Abstract

VARIATION IN THE TYPES OF STOMATA FOUND IN SOME SPECIES OF ARACEAE, JUSS

Meenakshi Vaidya*

Abstract

Araceae family has economically & medicinally important plants like Typhonium trilobatum roots are used to check constipation, relieve the pain of piles. The rootstock of Amorphophallus is used to relieve rheumatic pains and provide starchy food. Monstera is edible with delicious flavour. As an aid to identification of these plants the stomata have been studied in this work of three species of Anthurium, three species of Monstera, three species of Amorphophallus, two species of Theriophonum, two species of Typhonium and one species of Pistia. The types of stomata found were paracytic, brachyparatetracytic, paratetracytic, brachyparahexacytic, monopolar and cyclocytic.

Keywords: Araceae, paracytic, Brachyparatetracytic, Brachyparahexacytic monopolar, cyclocytic.