The morphological and anatomical characters of salvia napifolia jacq. in turkey

TLDR: The morphological and anatomical characters of Salvia napifolia Jacq.

Abstract: The morphological and anatomical characters of Salvia napifolia Jacq. of the family Lamiaceae have been investigated. The plant has a perennial taproot, the stem is erect and quadrangular. Leaves are simple, occasionally lyrate, inflorescence is its verticillate cyme, corolla is lilac-white. Stems, leaves, petioles and flowers have glandular and eglandular hairs. In the anatomical research, cross-sections of root, stem, leaf and petiole have been examined. Roots with thick pariderns, cortex multilayered sclerenchyma groups above pholoam, cambium not clear, no pith as center of root filled with xylem, distinct pith rays. Stem with collenchymatous hypodermis, sclerenchyma group above vascular bundles, vascular bundles at corners large and lobed, large pith with interrupted pith rays. Leaves with diacytic stomata both on abaxial and adaxial epidermis. Anatomy of petiole, calyx, corolla has also been investigated. Introduct’ on