TY - JOUR AU - GHAZALLI, Mohd N. AU - TAMIZI, Amin A. AU - NIKONG, Dome AU - MAT ESA, Muhammad I. AU - BESI, Edward E. AU - SALLEH, Salmaniza AU - TALIP, Noraini AU - LATIFF, A. PY - 2021/11/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Comparative leaf anatomy of ten Nepenthes L. species (Nepenthaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia JF - Notulae Scientia Biologicae JA - Not Sci Biol VL - 13 IS - 4 SE - Research articles DO - 10.15835/nsb13410980 UR - https://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/10980 SP - 10980 AB - <p>The genus <em>Nepenthes</em> (Nepenthaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia includes fourteen species that can be found from the sea-level to over 1000 m in the mountains. Our observation indicated that <em>Nepenthes</em> can be found in five major habitat types: specifically in tropical lowland evergreen rain forest, heath forest, peat swamp forest, montane forest, and limestone forest. Their leaves have several anatomical characters that remain underexplored. There were specific differences between species that could be potential identification characters. The following anatomical characteristics were explored for their diagnostic value and comprised of ten distinct anatomical characteristics in <em>Nepenthes</em>, viz., density and stomatal index (SI), hypodermis cell – cell layers, occurrence of fiber groups mixed with the hypodermis cells, adaxial cuticle thickness, vascular bundle arrangement, midrib outline shape, venation plasticity, druses appearance and appendage/trichome type.</p> ER -