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Research Article
Introduction
2.
Results
Species
Location
Coordinates
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Cyperus dilatatus Schum. & Thonn.
Olonade Street, Road 7 Area, Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.582, E 004 32.773, 282m
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Cyperus dilatatus Schum. & Thonn.
Behind Civil Engineering Department, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.248, E 004 31.593, 287m
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Cyperus haspan Linn.
Road 7 Area, Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.794, E 004 32.913, 253m
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Cyperus difformis Linn.
White house car park, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.141, E 004 31.289, 285m
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Cyperus difformis Linn.
Behind Conference Centre, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.420, E 004 31.836, 269m
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Cyperus distans Linn. ( F.) Retz.
Behind Conference Centre, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.421, E 004 31.835, 271m
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Cyperus distans Linn. ( F.) Retz.
Front of Zoological Garden, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.292, E 004 31.375, 291m
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Cyperus imbricatus Linn.
Farm along Road 7 gate area, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.790, E 004 32.922, 259m
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Cyperus imbricatus Linn.
Bridge after Ilesa garage, Ile-Ife.
N 07 29.885, E 004 34.181, 258m
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Cyperus compressus Linn.
Along First Bank after bus stop, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.993, E 004 31.367, 263m
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Cyperus compressus Linn.
White House Car Park, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.141, E 004 31.289, 285m
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Kyllinga pumila Michx.
Farm along Road 7 gate area, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.789, E 004 32.923, 251m
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Kyllinga pumila Michx.
Behind Chemical Engineering Dept. O.A.U, Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.151, E 004 31.693, 274m
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Kyllinga erecta Schumacher.
Along Road 7, Olonade street, Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.145, E 004 31.643, 275m
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Kyllinga erecta Schumacher.
Farm along Road 7 gate area, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.790, E 004 32.922, 259m
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Kyllinga nemoralis (Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. After the sign post of the Dept. of Food Science and Technology, O.A.U. Ile-ife. N 07 31.190, E 004 31.608, 276m
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Kyllinga nemoralis (Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch.
Back of Botany Dept. O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.249, E 004 31.562, 273m
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Mariscus flabelliformis (Kunth.)
Along Road 7, Olonade street, Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.582, E 004 32.788, 279m
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Mariscus flabelliformis (Kunth.)
Behind Chemical Engineering Dept. O.A.U, Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.151, E 004 31.693, 274m
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Mariscus alternifolius Vahl.
Behind Chemical Engineering Dept. O.A.U, Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.151, E 004 31.693, 274m
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Mariscus alternifolius Vahl.
Parks and Garden, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.404, E 004 31.823, 263m
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Rhynchospora corymbosa (Linn.) Britton
Farm along Road 7 gate area, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 30.811, E 004 32.915, 255m
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Rhynchospora corymbosa (Linn.) Britton
Along the stream to Conference Centre, O.A.U. Ile-Ife.
N 07 31.420, E 004 31.836, 269m
Table 1: Twelve species in the family Cyperaceae and the geographical location of sites of collection.
J. Adv. Lab. Res. Biol.
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Species
Long Cells Short cells Cell shape
Anticlinal wall
Stomata type PapillaePrickle hair Idioblast cells Trichome Contiguous stomata PHE PHI PHC
C. compressus
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
C. dilatatus
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy-Sinuous
Paracytic
Szp
+
C. imbricatus
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+ +
+
C. distans
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy-Sinuous
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
C. difformis
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy-Sinuous
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+ +
C. haspan
+
+
Polygonal (R-H) Straight-Slightly wavy Paracytic
Bzp
K. erecta
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
K. pumila
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
K. nemoralis
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy-undulating
Paracytic
Szp
+
+ +
M. alternifolius
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
M. flabelliformis
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+ +
R. corymbosa
+
+
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+ Present, R-H Rectangular to Hexagonal, Bzp - Big size papillae, Szp Small size papillae,
- Absent, PHE Prickle hair at the edge/margin, PHI -Prickle hair on intercoastal zone, PHC - Prickle hair on coastal zone.
Table 2: Summary of Qualitative Foliar Epidermal Characters (Abaxial surface) of the Species of the Family Cyperaceae Studied.
Species
Long Cells Short cells
C. compressus
+
+
C. dilatatus
+
+
C. imbricatus
+
+
C. distans
+
+
C. difformis
+
+
C. haspan
+
+
K. erecta
+
+
K. pumila
+
+
K. nemoralis
+
+
M. alternifolius
+
+
M. flabelliformis
+
+
R. corymbosa
+
+
Cell shape
Anticlinal wall Stomata type Papillae Prickle hair Idioblast cells Prismatic crystals Contiguous stomata PHE PHI PHC
Rectangular
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
Polygonal (MR-H) Wavy-Sinuous
Paracytic
Szp
+
Rectangular
StraightWavy
Paracytic
+
+
+
+ +
Polygonal (MR-H) Undulating-Sinuous Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
+
Polygonal (MR-H) Undulating-Sinuous Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
Polygonal (MR-H)
Straight
Paracytic
Polygonal (MR-H)
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
Polygonal (MR-H)
Wavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+
Polygonal (MR-H)
Wavy
Paracytic
+
+ Polygonal (MR-H) StraightWavy
Paracytic
+
+
+
+ Polygonal (MR-H) StraightWavy
Paracytic
Szp
+
+
+ +
Polygonal (MR-H)
Wavy
Paracytic
+ Present, MR-H Mostly Rectangular to Hexagonal, Szp Small size papillae,
- Absent, PHE Prickle hair at the edge/margin, PHI -Prickle hair on intercoastal zone, PHC - Prickle hair on coastal zone.
Table 3: Summary of Qualitative Foliar Epidermal Characters (Adaxial surface) of the Species of the Family Cyperaceae Studied.
C. compressus
C. dilatatus
C. imbricatus
C. distans
C. difformis
C. haspan
K. erecta
K. pumila
K. nemoralis
M. alternifolius
M. flabelliformis
R. corymbosa
L (m)
15.4e
14.4e
19.8d
16.1e
10.4f
30.8a
21.0d
25.6b
22.1cd
26.1b
24.5bc
0g
Long cells
B (m) A (m)
111.3a 0.1718ef
107.6a 0.1556f
84.8c 0.1664ef
89.0c
0.1429f
87.2c
0.0900g
a
105.7
0.3263a
104.5a 0.2286bcd
85.8c 0.2161cd
90.1bc 0.1988de
92.3c 0.2477bc
101.6ab 0.2617b
0d
0h
Short cells
L (m) B (m) A (m)
0g
0d
0d
10232c 54.3a 58.79c
de
e
12756
41.1
53.41c
10188e 47.5cd 53.79c
49880f 23.3f 11.95d
25476a 52.2ab 38.91e
14052d 47.0cd 70.39bc
18624c 44.1de 83.53b
18492c 46.9cd 88.22b
22512b 51.4abc 124.74a
21908b 53.7a 119.22a
0g
0g
0d
L (m)
42.9b
35.6c
10.0h
23.9e
14.5g
33.7c
20.7ef
37.9c
29.4d
13.5gh
16.7fg
172.2a
Long cells
B (m)
149.7b
118.4cd
110.1de
88.4f
98.5ef
99.8ef
114.1d
108.4de
95.2f
98.3ef
126.9c
57.8a
A (m)
0.6391b
0.4243c
0.1101h
0.212fg
0.1431gh
0.3412d
0.2356ef
0.4107c
0.2857de
0.1326h
0.2131fg
0.9933a
L (m)
15.0f
14.7f
0g
19.4e
13.8f
29.9c
23.1de
31.8c
42.3b
45.7b
25.5d
69.5a
Short cells
B (m)
30.1g
37.4f
0h
46.8e
35.9f
52.0d
39.3f
47.7de
49.3de
65.4b
56.9c
98.5a
A (m)
0.0454f
0.0542f
0g
0.0927e
0.0495f
0.1581d
0.0921c
0.1528d
0.2108c
0.3014b
0.1461d
0.5385a
L (m)
24.8a
13.9g
17.8ef
16.6f
19.6cd
14.2g
22.0b
18.8de
20.8bc
21.6b
22.0b
0h
Stomata
B (m)
30.5d
16.8g
32.6c
27.1e
37.8b
25.0f
41.3a
32.1cd
27.8e
26.4ef
30.5d
0h
A (m)
0.0757b
0.023375g
0.058675d
0.044825e
0.074075b
0.035575f
0.091175a
0.066775c
0.52475d
0.05765d
0.67175c
0h
Interstomata cells
L (m) B (m) A (m)
13.8ef 70.5bcd 0.098cde
12.7fg
61.8d
0.0789ef
11.5g 101.6a 0.1181bc
13.6ef
44.1e
0.0598f
14.4e
63.1cd 0.0870e
a
bcd
26.6
64.8
0.1763a
16.9c
78.1b
0.1273b
16.8c 69.6bcd 0.1169bc
16.1cd 57.9d 0.0925de
15.0de 75.6bc 0.1144bcd
18.5b 66.3bcd 0.1235b
0h
0f
0g
Table 4: Species grouping from Duncans Multiple Range Test based on Leaf Epidermal Characters on Adaxial Surface (Means with the same
letter are not significantly different).
Species
L (m)
C. compressus 15.7def
C. dilatatus
19.2b
C. imbricatus
15.8de
C. distans
14.0fg
C. difformi
20.5b
C. haspan
13.9g
K. erecta
19.7 b
K. pumila
16.9cd
K. nemoralis
17.5c
M. alternifolius 14.6efg
M. flabelliformis 14.6efg
R. corymbosa
32.7a
Short cells
Long cells
Short cells
B (m) A (m) L (m) B (m) A (m) L (m) B (m) A (m)
39.1cd 0.056cde 24.7c 145.1a 0.35b
24.7c
54.6a 0.135b
52.1a 0.060cd
18.6e 124.0b 0.21d
18.6e 40.2bcd 0.073d
b
bc
g
b
f
g
46.8
0.063
13.2
126.4
0.16
13.2
32.9e 0.043fg
48.1ab 0.072b
12.9g
94.7d
0.12g
12.9g
32.2e 0.041g
33.3e 0.056cde 19.6e
94.7d
0.18ef
19.6e 34.5de 0.067de
de
de
a
d
b
a
35.8
0.051
37.7
96.4
0.36
37.7
44.0b 0.166a
39.1cd 0.061bcde 26.0c 111.0c 0.28c
26.0c 37.3cde 0.0967c
41.4c 0.065bc 22.6d
92.8d
0.20de
22.6d
24.6f 0.055efg
36.9cde 0.062bcd 19.2e
77.4e
0.14fg
19.2e
31.9e 0.060def
cde
e
f
d
fg
f
36.6
0.050
15.6
96.1
0.14
15.6
34.4de 0.053efg
47.7ab 0.115a
20.2e 112.1c 0.22d
20.2e
31.9e 0.064de
35.7de 0.114a
33.2b 151.0a 0.50a
33.2b 42.7bc 0.139b
L (m)
39.7a
24.9e
20.7e
21.6f
28.2cd
33.1b
29.0c
28.9c
24.9e
21.4f
26.4de
26.1de
Table 5: Species grouping from Duncans Multiple Range Test based on Leaf Epidermal Characters on Abaxial Surface. (Means with the same
letter are not significantly different).
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Discussion
R.corymb
C.dilatat
C.imbrica
C.distans
K.erecta
C.haspan
K.pumila
K.nemora
M.flabelli
M.alterni
C.difform
C_comp
10
11
12
0.99
0.98
0.97
Similarity
0.96
0.95
0.94
0.93
0.92
0.91
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