Claim · model-written summary
P. grandiflora has larger stomata on both leaf surfaces.
- Taxon
- P. grandiflora
Portulaca grandiflorae0 - Outcome
- mean size of stomata (both length and width)e0
- Direction
- largere0
- Qualifier
- both adaxial and abaxial surfacese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValue
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Verbatim
e0“the mean size of stomata (both length and width) is larger in P. grandiflora for both adaxial and abaxial surfaces.”
Title
Leaf Epidermal Micromorphology of Portulaca L. Species Found in Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Archana Srivastava; Aruna Girish Joshi; Vinay Madhukar Raole Journal of Botany 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/368238
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation All three Portulaca species have polygonal epidermal cells with sinuous walls.
- Observation P. grandiflora has longer epidermal cells than P. oleracea and P. quadrifida.
- Observation P. quadrifida leaves are epistomatic.
- Observation The remaining Portulaca species are amphistomatic.
- Observation All three Portulaca species have paracytic stomata.
- Observation P. quadrifida has higher mean stomatal index and frequency.
- Method / resource An artificial identification key was prepared from diagnostic features.