Abstract

USE OF STOMATAL COMPLEXES IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SOME SPECIES OF AGLAONEMA OF FAMILY ARACEAE JUSS.

Meenakshi Vaidya*

Abstract

The stomatal cell complex of angiosperms was first studied by in the early nineteenth century. There is less anatomical sotmatal work carried out in Araceae. There are several genera belonging to Araceae whose taxonomic position is not clear. The present work deals with the investigation on the genus Aglaonema and 8 species to recognise the systematic value of stomatal complexes. stomatal complexes study was undertaken in the present work to understand the taxonomic position of the members of Aglaonema species and also to determine taxonomic utility of anatomical characters. This may throw light on identification of these species of Aglaonema belonging to family Araceae.

Keywords: Aglaonema, Araceae, stomata, paracyclocytic, paracytic, paratetracytic, brachyparatetracytic & brachyparahexacytic monopolar.