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Typology and distributional pattern of foliar sclereids inPlethiandra Hook. f. (Melastomataceae)

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The present study has indicated that sclereids constitute a generic character in the genusPlethiandra Hook. f. They are of varied types ranging from spheroidal to sclerocyst formation. It has been observed that a combination of their typological diversity and surface distributional pattern could be utilised as an aid in the identification of the taxon at the specific level.

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    T Ananda Rao & J Bhattacharya

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Ananda Rao, T., Bhattacharya, J. Typology and distributional pattern of foliar sclereids inPlethiandra Hook. f. (Melastomataceae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 86, 45–53 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050897

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