Turkish Journal of Botany

The leaf anatomy of naturally distributed Juniperus L. (Cupressaceae) species in Turkey
Ayşegül GÜVENÇ, M. Mesud HÜRKUL, Ali ERDEM
Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara - TURKEY

Abstract: In this study, the anatomical characteristics of the leaves of the Juniperus section of the Juniperus L. species [Juniperus drupacea Lab.; J. communis L. var. communis; J. communis var. saxatilis Pall.; J. oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus; and J. oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sibth. & Sm.) Ball] are reported for those samples naturally distributed in Turkey. Microscopic views of the transverse and surface sections from the leaves of each species were examined and described. Differentiations were made between 3 species as a result of observations of the arrangement of the palisade parenchyma and the location of the secretory canals.

Key words: Juniperus, leaf, anatomy, Cupressaceae

Turk. J. Bot., 35, (2011), 251-260.
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