Comparative morpho-anatomical studies of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth and in vitro micro propagated plantlets

Abstract

The current investigation was characterizing the pharmacognostical screening of the mother plant Albizia lebbeck and its in vitro propagated plantlets. The macroscopic analysis showed the presence of various parts of the plants and the anatomical studies revealed the presence of paracytic stomata of equal subsidiary cells; dendroid vein terminations; Thick–walled epidermal cells and parenchymatous ground tissue; cuticular projections with striations in the epidermal cells of a leaf; smaller vascular bundles with lateral veins; thick-walled bundle sheath fibers with thick vascular strands; irregularly lobed sclereids and tannin cells in the upper epidermis of lamina; druse idioblasts in the mesophyll of the leaf; accessory vascular bundles in the petiole were observed in the mother plant, which was compared with the in-vitro micro propagated plantlet with the presence of thick and wide midrib with lamina; Thick leaf margin with thin Phloem; short xylem; vascular showed reduced in size; Reduce palisade tissue; Thick and compact parenchyma; Squamish and papillate epidermal cells were observed in epidermal and stromata region. The current studies contribute as a standard monograph for the identification and evaluation of plants.