Anatomical research of vegetative organs of the Ferula iliensis Krasn. ex Korov., the rare and endemic species

Abstract

Aygul Аkhmetova, Nashtay Mukhitdinov, Alibek Ydyrys

There are represented the results of analysis of anatomical characteristics of overground vegetative organs of a rare and endemic species of Ferula iliensis which was investigated in three separated cenopopulations. As a result of research, high development of the mechanical and assimilatory tissues which are located in peripheral layers of the stem just under the epidermis for the individuals from a cenopopulation Nr.3 was revealed. Moreover, the individuals from a cenopopulation Nr.2 have more extended cells of the palisade parenchyma located in several layers, and respectively, the most thick leaf blades.