PJB-2021-696
Root and stem anatomy of the selected medicinal plants of family Solanaceae
Ishfaq Hameed
Abstract
The study was aimed to discover the internal structures of the root and stem of five selected members of the family Solanaceae. The selected species were; Datura innoxia Miller., Solanum surattense Burm.f., Solanum nigrum L., Withania coagulans (Stock) Dunal, and Withania somnifera L. respectively. The anatomical study showed that the roots of these plants were composed of the epidermis, casparian strips, tracheae, medullary rays, and vascular tissues. Tracheae were absent in Datura innoxia and casparian strips were absent in Solanum nigrum. As far as stems were concerned the stems of these plants consisted of epidermis, hypodermis, vascular tissues, cortical cells, medullary rays, pith, pericycle and endodermis. Hypodermal cells were absent in Withania coagulans. Endodermis and pericycle were absent in Solanum nigrum. Idioblast cells were found only in the stem of Solanum nigrum which were located in the pith region.
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