Anatomy

This paper includes detailed anatomical studies of node, petiole, stem and leaf of Gomphrena celosioides. It also shades on its stomata, trichome, other epidermal contours and vessels. During the study we observed details of collenchyma and parenchyma layer, sclerenchyma, pith, numbers of vascular bundles and its type, mesophyll structure as well as types of stomata and trichomes were found to be important characters for the identification of Gomphrenaspecies. This study also observed special character like kranz anatomy in the leaf section. In addition, stomatal index, stomatal frequency, stomatal size as well as trichome frequency and trichome size of this species were calculated. Therefore, these detail anatomical observations aid in the taxonomic classification and identification of the plant.