Abstract:
This paper reports the root structures of
Adenophora lamarkii Fisch,
A.hunanensis Nannf.,
A.hunanensis Nannf. subsp.
huadungensis Hong,
A.trachelioides Maxim.,
A.trachelioides Maxim. subsp.
giangsuensis Hong,
A.remotiflora (Sieb. et Zucc.) Miq. derived from Sect.
Microdiscus of the Genus
Adenophora, and
A.stenanthina (Ledeb.) Kitagawa,
A.stenanthina (Ledeb.) Kitagawa subsp.
xifengensis P.F.Tu et Y.S.Zhou,
A.liliifolioides Pax et Hoffm.,
A.capillaris Fisch.,
A.tetraphylla Fisch.,
A.triphylla (Thunb.) A.DC. derived from Sect.
Adenophora of the Genus
Adenophora. Based on the histological studies of 23 species, 5 subspecies and 2 varieties of the Genus
Adenophora, a Key of histological characters is given.