TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nuzhyna, Nataliia V.
AU  - Kondratiuk-Stoyan, Valentyna V.
PY  - 2017
TI  -  The features of leaf anatomical structure of some Rhododendron species from section Ponticum
JF  - Modern Phytomorphology; Vol 11 (2017)
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.437546
KW  - 
N2  -  The article represents a comparative anatomical analysis of leaves of  Rhododendron makinoi, R. degronianum, R. callimorphum  and  R. brachycarpum . It was shown that leaves of  R. makinoi  have most pronounced xerophytic features.  R. degronianum  and  R. makinoi  are similar by most of morphometric characteristics, while  R. callimorphum  and  R. brachycarpum  are well distinguishable. However, some quantitative parameters of the leaf with statistically significant difference in  R. makinoi  and  R. degronianum  have been detected and can be used as additional criteria for their taxonomic distinguishing. In general, investigated species differ mostly by type and number of trichomes. The presence of small idioblasts in the studied species was ascertained. 
UR  - http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/488