Comparative leaf anatomy of New Zealand and Tasmanian Inuleae (Compositae)

Leaf anatomy is compared for 47 taxa of the tribe Inuleae (Compositae) from New Zealand and Tasmania. The taxa are tabulated according to their lamina structure. Noteworthy anatomical features are lamina type and grade of differentiation, stomatal position, epidermis and cuticle thickness, shape of palisade cells, number of bundle-sheath layers; presence or absence of sclerenchyma caps, water storage cells, secretory canals, abaxial collenchyma and protruding midrib. It is shown that leaf anatomy data provide characters which are taxonomically useful in classification of Inuleae.