The genus Premna in Lamiaceae family was categorized into two groups namely P. serratifolia-group and P. trichostoma-group by de Kok in 2013. The division was based on three distinct morphological characters which are twigs, calyx and fruit. This group category lacks of anatomical and micromorphological evidence and solely based on those morphological characters. Therefore, in this study, anatomical and micromorphological characters were analysed on six Premna species (P. interrupta, P. serratifolia, P. trichostoma, P. tomentosa, P. parasitica and P. odorata) from few localities in Peninsular Malaysia. They were investigated to determine the size of stomata and some epidermal characters among the species members to provide some evidence towards the division. The methods involved in this research were epidermal peel preparation and field emission microscopy (FESEM) technique. The stomata were observed under the microscope and also photographed at different magnifications. Based on the o.....

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