Authors: S P Tiwari Deepika Yadav Pradeep Kumar D K Chauhan
Publish Date: 2012/01/15
Volume: 298, Issue: 4, Pages: 723-730
Abstract
A comparative study of Taxodium distichum L Rich and Taxodium mucronatum Ten was carried out on the basis of pollen morphology and wood anatomy by light and scanning electron microscopy We describe a detailed analysis of the anatomical characteristics of the wood including the tracheids ray parenchyma axial parenchyma and number of crossfield pits Palynological characters were also studied to reveal the shape size and ultrastructure of the pollen grains These studies give taxonomic support for the recognition of T distichum and T mucronatum as two different speciesWe are grateful to our Head of Department for providing laboratory facilities We wish to express our gratitude to Professor Nupur Bhowmik and Professor Manju Sahney for their valuable suggestions and support We are indebted to the Director Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Lucknow for providing laboratory facilities for the SEM imaging
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