THE SYSTEMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF LEAF EPIDERMAL MICROMORPHOLOGY OF TEN NEPENTHES SPECIES (NEPENTHACEAE) FROM PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

• DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v18i2.3753
• Publication Date: 2020-01-03T06:31:42Z
• Authors: Mohd Norfaizal Gh...; Amin Asyraf Tamizi; Muhamad Ikhwanudd...; Edward Entalai Besi; Dome Nikong; Anuar Rasyidi Moh...; Ahmad Zaki Zaini
• Keywords: Trichome; Cuticle (hair); Plant cuticle; Epidermis (zoology)

GHAZALLI, M. N., TAMIZI, A. A., ESA, I. M., BESI, E. E., NIKONG, D., NORDIN, R. & ZAINI, Z. 2019. The systematic significance of leaf epidermal micromorphology ten Nepenthes species (Nepenthaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Reinwardtia 18(2): 81−96. — pitcher plants Malaysia belong to the genus and can be found thriving in swampy areas, along roadside, on hillslopes mountainous terrains depending their ecological preferences. In this study, cuticle collected was intensively studied through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterise investigate diagnostic characters that useful classification. A total eleven inner outer cuticles were enumerated details these have a value either for infrageneric classification or identification species. Characters observed analysed related cells, subsidiary stomatal complex i.e type waxes both surfaces, abaxial adaxial cuticular ornamentation, stomata characteristics, formation, frequency, ornamentation stomata, shape size, trichome existence trichomes. ampullaria is clearly distinguished other by markedly different types tufted multicellular trichomes cells surfaces. For N. alba, its feature showed groovy pattern surface, hence, serve as From findings, delimitation based features show clear resolution, however some might individually distinct combination examined.