Leaf anatomy of Turkish endemic Iris schachtii Markgraf

Iris schachtii Markgraf is an endemic plant species spreading around Salt Lake, Turkey. Flower color shows variations within the species. There are two colors, violet and yellow, observed but these are not important for the separation of species into subspecies or variants and weren't used for this purpose. Leaf anatomy of the individuals having each color was examined Small and thin leaves are annual. Leaves are linear-lanceolate and show parallel venation. Epidermal cells of ensiform leaves axially elongated Small papillae are rarely present on one layer epidermis. Stomas are in amaryllis type. Epidermal cell numbers and stoma numbers per mm2 of leaves are determined Sclerenchyma cells are in bundles at leaves apex and vascular bundles. Also there are some tannen resembling substances observed in mesophyll. © 2006 Asian Network for Scientific Information