Pak. J. Bot., 49(1): 2505-2511, 2017.

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	MICROMORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON PETALS OF SPIRAEA L. SPECIES (ROSACEAE) FROM PAKISTAN SYEDA ASMA OMER1 , MUHAMMAD TAHIR M. RAJPUT2 AND SYEDA SALEHA TAHIR3 ^{1Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 215-Banglore Town, Main Shah rah-e-Faisal, Preston University, Karachi, Pakistan 3 Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan Corresponding author’s email: sasmaaftab@gmail.com} Abstract* Epidermal micromorphology of petals of 10 species of Spiraea L. of the family Rosaceae from Pakistan has been examined with Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Micromorphological attributes observed in petals and their reliability as a taxonomic marker is discussed. The epidermal cells exhibit definite geometrical patterns, where cell wall boundaries are more or less elevated and cell surface generally marked with striae. Stomata are completely absent. Key words: Epidermal micromorphology, SEM, Spiraea, Rosaceae.

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