A notable progress has occurred in the anatomical study of vascular plants and its applications in taxonomy. The major criteria selected for the study involves internal structures of Euphorbia helioscopia L. Free hand transverse sections were prepared from stems, leaves and roots and after stained it was observed under light microscope. Foliar surface was also studied in the present investigation. As major portions in stem section, cortex, vascular and pith zones were occupied by 19.70%, 35.60% and 44.70%, respectively. At the periphery beneath epidermal layer, the hypodermis was formed by an angular collenchymatous parenchyma with small intercellular spaces and contained laticiferous canals. The stem axis contains a continuous ring of vascular tissue. The xylem was radially arranged with uniserrated medullary rays. The phloem was narrow containing laticiferous canals. Pith was made up of parenchymatous cellulosic cells with numerous auriferous cavities. The results of leaf anatomy showed dorsiventral mesophyll where palisade cells (35.80 m in diameter) and spongy cells (12.80 m in diameter) were arranged. Laticiferous canals were observed in mesophyll cells. The ratio of midrib region composed of 61.54% cortical zone and 38.46% vascular zone. The transverse section of root was circular in outline, encircled by cork cells. A wide xylem layers was present and it was radially arranged vessels, tracheids, uniserrated and multiserrated medullary rays and extended up to phloem. The major portion i.e., cortex, vascular and pith were composed of 25%, 65% and 10%, respectively. Laticifers were readily seen in the cortical parenchyma and secondary phloem in the root. The study conducted here layout a clear anatomical view of Euphorbia helioscopia will be helped to solve the taxonomical obscurity.
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Anatomy, Euphorbia helioscopia, Laticifers, Taxonomic Problem, Vegetative Part
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