Comparative anatomical study of the vegetative parts of two species of the genus Hibiscus cultured in Iraq

Abstract

The current study was included properties of anatomical parts vegetative details (root, stem, petioles, leaf) for two species of the genus Hibiscus cultured in Iraq represented in okra Hibiscus esculentus and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. The study was including also stomatal index and rate of both the length and width of the stomatal complex and the thickness of the periderm, cortex, phloem, radius of xylem, the number of xylem arms and xylem units per class.
The study was showed that a clear differenced in the properties above and this helped to distinguish the two species under study indicating the importance of the anatomical characteristics.