Morphological and leaf epidermal features of some Capsicum species (Solanaceae) from Nigeria
2014
Aworinde, D. O. | Ogundele, A. | Ogundairo, B. O.
Investigation on the leaf epidermal morphological features was carried out on five species of the genus Capsicum in the family Solanaceae collected from different regions in the Southwestern part of Nigeria in search of taxonomic and diagnostic characters that could be employed for their classification and identification. The species are C. annuum L., C frutescens L., C. chinense jacq., C. baccatum L., and C. chacoense Hunz. All the species possessed either anomocytic or anisocytic stomata type on both adaxial and abaxial surfaces except for C. chinensewhich showed paracytic stomata type on both surfaces. The leavesof C. baccatum, C. annuum, C. chinense and C. frutescens are amphistomatic, while that of C. chacoense are epistomatic. The similarities and overlaps observed in the cell shape,stomata index and anticlinal wall pattern of the species provide evidence for their genetic and evolutionary relationship and justification for their taxonomic grouping.
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