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Cuticular characters were studied in 3 species ofDalbergia. In the closely related and often confusing speciesDalbergia latifolia andDalbergia sissoides, it has been found that the two species can be distinguished on the basis of cuticular characters. Epidermal cells of the lower epidermis ofDalbergia latifolia are prominantly papillate while those ofDalbergia sissoides are non-papillate. Some other interesting characters of the epidermis are also described.
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Farooqui, P., Venkatasubramanian, N. & Nallasamy, V.K. Use of cuticular studies in distinguishing species ofDalbergia . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 99, 7–14 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053412
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