Leaf Epidermal Micromorphology of Portulaca L. Species Found in Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Table 1

Characteristics of stomata of Portulaca spp. (Mean ± S.E) (*μm, **per mm², ***%).

Stomatal characters		P. grandiflora	P. oleracea	P. quadrifida
Type	Adaxial	Paracytic	Paracytic	Paracytic
	Abaxial	Paracytic	Paracytic	—
Length*	Adaxial	4.01±0.12	3.88±0.20	2.52±0.18
	Abaxial	4.76±0.22	4.26±0.11	—
Width*	Adaxial	3.45±0.18	2.95±0.15	2.10±0.23
	Abaxial	4.06±0.32	3.80±0.25	—
Frequency**	Adaxial	13.34±0.62	13.25±0.90	54.60±1.06
	Abaxial	20.95±0.86	14.00±0.38	—
Index***	Adaxial	22.07±0.45	18.35±0.60	35.55±0.86
	Abaxial	23.34±0.41	18.03±0.44	—