TY - JOUR AU - MOHD RUSLI, NURSHAHIDAH AU - GHAZALLI, MOHD NORFAIZAL AU - TALIP, NORAINI AU - JUSOH, SAMSIAH AU - MIRAD, RAZALI AU - ABD GHANI, ROSNANI AU - WAN ALI, WAN KHAIRUL ANUAR AU - AWANG, MOHD RANI AU - NORDIN, NOR ISMAWATY AU - ISMAIL, AHAMD ARIF PY - 2021/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - LEAF EPIDERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDICINAL Eclipta prostrata (L.) L., Vernonia amygdalina Delile (ASTERACEAE) AND Clitoria ternatea L. (FABACEAE) JF - Malaysian Applied Biology JA - MAB VL - 50 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.55230/mabjournal.v50i1.1507 UR - https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/1507 SP - 189-196 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">A study on leaf anatomical characteristics was undertaken on three medicinal plants species, </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Eclipta prostrata </span></em><span class="fontstyle0">(L.) L.</span><span class="fontstyle2">, <em>Vernonia amygdalina </em></span><span class="fontstyle0">Delile and </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Clitoria ternatea </span></em><span class="fontstyle0">L. It is found that there are variables in leaf epidermal features such as anticlinal wall patterns, stomata types, trichome types, and the occurrence of secretory structures. Results showed that there is slight variation in anticlinal wall patterns, which is, sinuous on abaxial surfaces and straight to wavy on adaxial surfaces of </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Eclipta prostrata</em>, </span><span class="fontstyle0">straight to wavy on both abaxial and adaxial surfaces of </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Vernonia amygdalina</em>, </span><span class="fontstyle0">and sinuous on both abaxial and adaxial surfaces of </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Clitoria ternatea</span></em><span class="fontstyle0">, two types of stomata, which is anomocytic in </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Eclipta prostrata </span></em><span class="fontstyle0">and </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Vernonia amygdalina</span></em><span class="fontstyle0">, and paracytic in </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Clitoria ternatea</span></em><span class="fontstyle0">, six types of trichomes recorded such as simple multicellular (short stalk – blunted tip), simple multicellular (echinate ornamentation, pointed tip), simple unicellular (echinate ornamentation, pointed tip), irregular T-shaped glandular (short to long stalk – elongated terminal), capitate glandular (short stalk – unicellular terminal) and peltate glandular. Secretory cells were observed in two species, </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Eclipta prostrata</em> </span><span class="fontstyle0">and </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Vernonia amygdalina</em>. </span><span class="fontstyle0">The leaf of these three medicinal species has been widely used in herbal preparation, however, there are not enough information nor a comprehensive study was done on the leaf anatomy of these species. Therefore, this study aimed to provide additional knowledge and more detailed information of the epidermal characteristics of </span><em><span class="fontstyle2">Eclipta</span></em><span class="fontstyle0">, </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Vernonia</em> </span><span class="fontstyle0">and </span><span class="fontstyle2"><em>Clitoria</em> </span><span class="fontstyle0">and contributes to systematic data available.</span> </p> ER -