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Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees

The leaf micromorphological study of four species of display trees, Sonneratia caseolaris, Barringtonia racemosa, Gluta renghas and Hibiscus tiliaceus, was conducted. The methodology involved in this study include fixation, dehydration, critical point drying and viewing under a scanning electron mic...

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Main Authors: S., Norlela, A. J., Amirul Aiman, T., Noraini, B. S., Ismail
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Published: Malaysian Nature Society 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86560/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.865602024-01-12T07:20:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86560/ Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees S., Norlela A. J., Amirul Aiman T., Noraini B. S., Ismail The leaf micromorphological study of four species of display trees, Sonneratia caseolaris, Barringtonia racemosa, Gluta renghas and Hibiscus tiliaceus, was conducted. The methodology involved in this study include fixation, dehydration, critical point drying and viewing under a scanning electron microscope. Results showed that all four species showed different leaf epidermal micromorphology. The glandular trichomes were only present on the epidermal surface of G. rengas, and armed trichomes on the leaf epidermal surface of H. tiliaceus. No trichomes were found on the leaf epidermal surfaces of S. caseolaris and B. racemosa. The presence of warts or nodules was only observed on the leaf epidermal surface of S. caseolaris. Further studies on the anatomical and phytochemical composition of these four species should be conducted to understand and identify the main reason for firefly attraction to these species. Malaysian Nature Society 2020-03 Article PeerReviewed S., Norlela and A. J., Amirul Aiman and T., Noraini and B. S., Ismail (2020) Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees. Malayan Nature Journal, 72 (1). 93 - 102. ISSN 0025-1291 https://www.mnj.my/
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description The leaf micromorphological study of four species of display trees, Sonneratia caseolaris, Barringtonia racemosa, Gluta renghas and Hibiscus tiliaceus, was conducted. The methodology involved in this study include fixation, dehydration, critical point drying and viewing under a scanning electron microscope. Results showed that all four species showed different leaf epidermal micromorphology. The glandular trichomes were only present on the epidermal surface of G. rengas, and armed trichomes on the leaf epidermal surface of H. tiliaceus. No trichomes were found on the leaf epidermal surfaces of S. caseolaris and B. racemosa. The presence of warts or nodules was only observed on the leaf epidermal surface of S. caseolaris. Further studies on the anatomical and phytochemical composition of these four species should be conducted to understand and identify the main reason for firefly attraction to these species.
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author S., Norlela
A. J., Amirul Aiman
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B. S., Ismail
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B. S., Ismail
Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees
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A. J., Amirul Aiman
T., Noraini
B. S., Ismail
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title Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees
title_short Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees
title_full Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees
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title_full_unstemmed Leaf ultrastructure of firefly display trees
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publisher Malaysian Nature Society
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86560/
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