Structure of the Leaf of Certain Genus ALYSSUM L. (Brassicaceae Burnett) in the South-Western Kyzylkum

Tursinbaeva Gulbakhor Sultanovna

Abstract: Annotation. The anatomical structure of the leaf of 3 species of the genus Alyssum (Alyssum dasycarpum, Alyssum turkestanicum, Alyssum szovitsianum) was studied in the conditions of the southwestern Kyzylkum. The following diagnostic features were determined in the studied species pubescent with stellate hairs, stomata not submerged, adaxial epidermal cells are larger than abaxial, type of mesophyll is isolaterally-palisade. Revealed signs can serve for identification of herbal products.

Keywords: anatomy, leaf, ephemeral, Alyssum, Kyzylkum