Anatomical and Palynological Study of Myrtus communis L.

Abstract

This study detailed the properties of epidermis, leaf transverse sections, petioles and stems of the genus Myrtus communis L. belong the Myrtaceae family. It was clear that the particular anatomical characteristic were noteworthy and very important of this species, like as the multilayered cortex rich of wide idioblasts and taniniferous cells and the cells are a lot of druses crystals, oil pits situated close to both surfaces and unicellular hairs, likewise druses crystals are extremely regular in this species in the epidermis and cortex of leaf, petiole and stem too. The leaf blade has increase in cuticle thickness due to that epidermis waxen in this species.The pollen morphology of this species was elliptical in equatorial side and triangular in polar side also the apertures were tricolporate, mostly syncolpate also the pollen grain narrow colpi.