MORPHO-ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF TRACHEARY ELEMENTS IN SOME PTERIDOPHYTES
D. R. MISRA *
Botany Department, University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002, India.
A. K. SHUKLA *
Botany Department, University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The paper gives an account of the tracheary elements of nine species of pteridophytes and vessels are being reported for the first time in Cheilanthes albomarginata, C.farinosa and C.tenufolia. In addition vessels reported earlier in Actiniopteris and Adiantum have been subjected for a detailed study.
Key Words:
Keywords: Adiantum, Cheilanthes, Vessels, Tracheary elements