ISSN 2375-1096
International Journal of Agroforestry and Silviculture ISSN 2375-1096 Vol. 7 (11), pp. 001-007, November, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Stem and leaf anatomy of ten Geranium L. species in Iran
Fahimeh Salimpour¹*, Ali Mazooji² and Samira Onsori³
1Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Iran.
2Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Iran.
3Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Iran
Accepted 19 September, 2019
Abstract
An anatomical study on stem and leaf of ten species of Geranium has been performed in order to distinguish tuberous from rhizomatous species. Cross section of stem, number of palisade parenchyma, presence or absence of crystals and shape of epidermal cells in leaf are important characters to distinguish taxa.
Key words: Anatomy, Taxonomy, Geraniaceae, Iran.