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The present paper deals with the anatomical studies in the leaf ofClerodendrum splendens G. Don. The extra-floral nectaries are patelliform and originate from a single epidermal papillate cell. They secrete sugary fluids. The diffuse type of brachysclereids and the spheroidal crystalliferous sclereids occur in the mesophyll, mid-rib region of the leaf and the ground tissue of the petiole. The vascular bundles in the mid-rib region and the petiole are arranged in a ring. The phloem does not form a continuous arc. The smaller vascular bundles in a ring originate from vascular meristems with delayed differentiation. Accessory bundles in the wings of the petiole seem to originate as a result of fusion of two separate strands. The vascular cambium with its characteristic radial alignment of cells is present in between xylem and phloem in the leaf and the petiole.
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Inamdar, J.A. Anatomical studies inClerodendrum splendens G. Don. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 67, 8–17 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051679
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