Leaf Anatomical Study of Solanum Species (Solanaceae) in Iran

Solanum (Solanaceae) comprises cultivated and wild plants with 1400 species in the world 14 Iran. is a taxonomically complex genus due to morphological similarities, phenotypic plasticity hybridisation. Limited studies were done on anatomical features of this important genus. In project, 10 native exotic Iran belonging two subgenera examined anatomically. Leaf mesophyll midrib indumentum analysed using light microscope. Hand-made cross section method Toluidine blue as colouring agent used. Characters length width main vascular bundle, thickness collenchyma, trichome density, parenchyma strand, lamina shape diagnostic among studied. UPGMA tree PCA ordination, separated from each other. Results study confirmed taxonomic importance characters