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VOL. 10, ISSUE 9 (2025)
Wood anatomy of timber yielding species of Terminalia Linn. (Combretaceae) growing in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh, India and their taxonomic significance
Authors
Rajiv Ranjan, Dharmesh Srivastava, Mahesh Prasad
Abstract
This study dealt with the wood microstructures
of four timber yielding species of Terminalia Linn. namely, Terminalia
arjuna Wight & Arn. (Arjun), T. bellerica (Gaert.) Roxb.
(Bahera), T. chebula Retz. (Harra) and T. elliptica Willd. (Asna)
of the family Combretaceae which are growing in the mixed deciduous forest of
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. On the basis of the structural variation of
the anatomical features of vessels, parenchyma, xylem rays, fibres and
intervessel pits the differentiations of microstructures among the above
species is discussed in detail. The study revealed that all the Terminalia
species have diffuse porous wood and the vessels are solitary as well as radial
multiples of usually 2-4 except in T. elliptica Willd. which
possesses the multiples of up to 8 vessels. The inter-vessel pits are vestured
in all the four species with a little variation in their size. Other
microstructures like xylem rays, parenchyma, and fibres have distinct variation
in their distribution pattern. The crystal cells in xylem rays are varying in
their size and frequency. Anatomically the genus Terminalia Linn is
quite heterogeneous and can be differentiated at specific level.
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Pages:46-53
How to cite this article:
Rajiv Ranjan, Dharmesh Srivastava, Mahesh Prasad "Wood anatomy of timber yielding species of <i>Terminalia </i>Linn. (Combretaceae) growing in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh, India and their taxonomic significance". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 10, Issue 9, 2025, Pages 46-53
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