Delineation of Two Morphovariants of Cissus quadrangularis L. by Morphological, Anatomical and Biochemical Characters
| Autor: | Haritha Gopi, Ashmitha Ranjan, G Ashwathy, K Krishnakumar, K M Aswathy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Advances in Zoology and Botany. 8:243-250 |
| ISSN: | 2331-5091 2331-5083 |
| DOI: | 10.13189/azb.2020.080321 |
| Popis: | Cissus quadrangularis L. belongs to the family Vitaceae, commonly called bone setter plant. There are three morphovariants that exist for the species. They show many differences in their morphological appearances. Hence, the present study was carried out to delineate two morphovariants (variant I and III) of C. quadrangularis L. based on their morphological, anatomical and biochemical characters. As variant II is very rare, only two variants were taken for the present study. The two variants of C. quadrangularis L. showed differences in their morphological features like shape of the stem as well as that of leaves. The leaf, stem and aerial root anatomy also showed considerable differences. Biochemical studies like fluorescence analysis and nanoparticle assay were also carried out. The fluorescence study revealed that the two variants when treated with nitric acid showed significant differences in fluorescence. Nanoparticle assay of both the variants were carried out and showed considerable differences in their properties such as size and shape. Anatomical characters, nanoparticle properties as well as fluorescence properties can be used to delineate the two morphovariants. However molecular studies like DNA barcoding using different marker genes like ITS2, trnH-psbA, matK etc. could be carried out to precisely delineate the morphovariants. Further pharmacological evaluations are required to distinguish the medicinal properties of the two morphovariants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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