Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam, Kerala
*Email: sheelaajayaghosh@gmail.com
Online published on 7 April, 2016.
Achene morphology of five species of Spilanthes Jacq. is investigated by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Characters studied are highly useful as a taxonomic tool for delimiting the taxa, both at generic and species level. Based on the characters studied an artificial key for the closely related species of Spilanthes Jacq. is provided.
Achene morphology, Delimitation of taxa, LM and SEM
