Table 1.
Collector names, voucher numbers, altitude, locality and district of studied species.
| S. No. | Taxa | Collector | Voucher number | Altitude (m) | Locality | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agave americana L. | Aqsa Abid | 131601 | 540 | QAU | Islamabad |
| 2 | Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don | Aqsa Abid | 131602 | 508 | Rawalpindi | Punjab |
| 3 | Argemone mexicana L. | Aqsa Abid | 131603 | 540 | QAU | Islamabad |
| 4 | Brugmansia versicolor Lagerh | Sabir Ahmed | 131604 | 540 | Capital territory | Islamabad |
| 5 | Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. | Aqsa Abid, Salman | 131605 | 540 | QAU colony | Islamabad |
| 6 | Buxus pilosula Urb | Aqsa Abid | 131606 | 1064 | Margalla hills | Islamabad |
| 7 | Chenopodium ambrosioides L. | Aqsa Abid | 131607 | 508 | Rawalpindi | Punjab |
| 8 | Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss. | Aqsa Abid | 131608 | 980 | Islamia college Peshawar | KPK |
| 9 | Datura innoxia Mill. | Aqsa Abid | 131609 | 508 | Rawalpindi | Punjab |
| 10 | Duranta erecta L. | Aqsa Abid | 131610 | 540 | Capital territory | Islamabad |
| 11 | Euphorbia helioscopia L. | Aqsa Abid | 131611 | 508 | Dhamial camp | Punjab |
| 12 | Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch | Aqsa Abid | 131612 | 540 | QAU girls hostel | Islamabad |
| 13 | Euphorbia royleana Boiss | Aqsa Abid | 131613 | 540 | QAU | Islamabad |
| 14 | Ipomoea carnea Jacq. | Aqsa Abid | 131614 | 279 | Chakri | Rawalpimdi |
| 15 | Parthenium hysterophorus L. | Aqsa Abid | 131615 | 482 | Dhamial camp | Rawalpindi |
| 16 | Peganum harmala L. | Aqsa Abid | 131616 | 508 | Rawalpindi | Punjab |
| 17 | Physalis angulata L. | Aqsa Abid | 131617 | 540 | QAU | Islamabad |
| 18 | Ranunculus sceleratus L. | Beenish | 131618 | 165 | Dera ismail khan | Punjab |
| 19 | Ricinus communis L. | Aqsa Abid | 131619 | 482 | Dhamial camp | Islamabad |
| 20 | Sambucus nigra L. | Aqsa Abid | 131620 | 540 | QAU | Islamabad |
| 21 | Solanum nigrum L. | Aqsa Abid | 131621 | 1604 | Margalla hills | Islamabad |
| 22 | Solanum incanum L. | Aqsa Abid | 131622 | 279 | Chakri | Rawalpindi |
| 23 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Aqsa Abid | 131623 | 500 | Morgah | Rawalpindi |
| 24 | Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum. | Aqsa Abid | 131624 | 540 | Capital territory | Islamabad |
| 25 | Trifolium repens L. | Bushra Ali | 131625 | 2601 | Khaplu | Gilgit Baltistan |
Table 2.
Comprehensive review study of poisonous plants.
| Sr. No. | Plant species | Family | Flowering period | Common name | Habit | Status | Global distribution | Poisonous part | Poisonous compounds | Side effects | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Agave americana | Asparagaceae | Spring, summer, fall winter | Century plant, maguey, or American aloe | Rosette-forming herbaceous perennial succulent | Cultivated | Mexico, United States | Leaves sap/juice | Acrid volatile oil, oxalic acid, sapono-side | Redness and swelling, swelling of small blood vessels (veins), skin sores | Ahmad (2012) |
| 2. | Alocasia macrorrhiza | Aricaceae | Spring, summer, fall winter | Taro/ elephants ear | Evergreen perennial | Cultivated | Africa, western Asia, eastern Asia, the Pacific Islands, America, the USA, Brazil | Leaves and corms | Calcium oxalate and oxalic acid | Conjunctivitis, pruritus, blindness | Ufelle et al. (2018) |
| 3. | Argemone mexicana | Papaveraceae | March, April, May, June | Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle | Broadleaved herbaceous, seed propagated | Wild | Central Mexico, Honduras | All parts of plants are poisonous | Sanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine | Perianal itching, pneumonia myocarditis and congestive cardiac failure, ascites, sarcoid-like skin changes, alopecia, hepatomegaly | Brahmachari et al. (2013) |
| 4. | Brugmansia versicolor | Solanaceae | Mid-summer to fall | Angel’s trumpets | Broadleaf evergreen | Cultivated | Western part of South America, south of the Gulf of Guayaquil in Ecuador | Flowers, leaves, and seeds | Alkaloids like atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine | Intense thirst, dilated pupils, high or low blood pressure, fast heartbeat, convulsions, difficulty breathing, illusions, paralysis, coma, death, nervousness, loss of memory | Petricevich et al. (2020) |
| 5. | Butea monosperma | Fabaceae | January to March | Flame-of-the-forest | An erect deciduous tree with young parts hairy | Wild | Sub-tropical and tropical areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Asian southeast region. | All parts especially seeds | Fixed oil in the seed and glucoside butrin of the flower sap | Dizziness, headache, hypotension | Ahmad (2012) |
| 6. | Chenopodium ambrosioides | Amaranthaceae | April -January | Mexican tea, Jesuit’s tea | Polymorphic annual, and perennial herb | Wild | Native to Central America, South America, and southern Mexico | Leaves | Carvacrol, caryophyllene oxide and ascaridole | Vomiting, dizziness, headache, temporary deafness, kidney and liver damage, convulsions, paralysis, death | Da Silva et al. (2014) |
| 7. | Chrozophora tinctoria | Euphorbiaceae | April to June | Dyer’s croton, giradol, or turnsole | Erect densely woolly herb | Wild | Mediterranean, Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia | All parts of plant are poisonous | Rutin, chrozophorin, saponins | Upset stomach, vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea | Al-Snafi (2015) |
| 8. | Datura inoxia | Solanaceae | July to frost | Pricklyburr | Shrubby, sprawling, short-lived, tender perennial | Wild | Central America, Texas, Colombia | All portions of the plant are toxic especially foliage and seeds | Alkaloids, hyoscyamine, hyoscine | Enlarged pupils, dry mouth, trouble breathing, blurred vision, hallucinations, panic, death | Ahmad (2012) |
| 9. | Datura stramonium | Solanaceae | March through November | Jimsonweed, locoweed, thorn apple, devil’s trumpet | Wild-growing herb | Wild | Central America, Caribbean | Seeds and leaves | Alkaloids, hyoscyamine, hyoscine | Blurred vision, dry mouth, dilated pupils, confusion, combative behaviour hallucinations, difficulty urinating | Ahmad (2012) |
| 10. | Duranta erecta | Verbenaceae | Spring | Pigeon berry | Erect and spreading | Cultivated | Florida, South America | Leaves, fruit and bark are poisonous | Saponin | Vomiting and gastro-intestinal irritation, diarrhoea | Ahmad (2012) |
| 11. | Euphorbia helioscopia | Euphorbiaceae | Mid-spring to late summer, May to October | Wart spurge, umbrella milkweed and madwoman’s milk | Erect perennial herb | Wild | Europe, northern Africa, Asia | Leaves | Diterpene 12-deoxypharbol | Nausea, allergic reactions, skin irritation, vomiting | Ahmad (2012) |
| 12. | Euphorbia heterophylla | Euphorbiaceae | September-March | Mexican fireplant, painted euphorbia, wild poinsettia | A small, annual herb, glabrous | Wild | Central & S. USA, America, tropical Africa, Asia, Pacific countries | All fragments of the plant are lethal | Oil, saponins, glycosides | Nausea, allergic reactions, skin irritation, vomiting | Adedapo et al. (2004) |
| 13. | Euphorbia pulcherrima | Euphorbiaceae | October to December | Poinsettia | Shrub or small tree | Wild | Mexico, Central America to southern Guatemala | All parts of plant are poisonous | Water soluble caoutchouc | Upset stomach, vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea | Ahmad (2012) |
| 14. | Euphorbia royleana | Euphorbiaceae | Spring to early summer (March–July) | Sullu spurge, and Royle’s spurge | Deciduous, cactus-like, succulent shrub or small tree | Wild | Himalaya mountains from Pakistan, Nepal to western China India, Bhutan, Myanmar | All parts are poisonous | Epitaraxerol, ellagic acid, euphol, taraxerol, sitosterol in milky latex | Nausea, vomiting | Bhatia et al. (2014) |
| 15. | Ipomoea carnea | Convolvulaceae | Fall–summer | Pink morning glory, bush morning glory | Twining plant | Wild | Tropical America, Caribbean, America, Africa, Australia, and Asia | Seeds and leaves | N-methyl-trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline, calystegines B1, swainsonine, 2-epilentiginosine and B2, B3 and C1 | Abnormal endocrine functions and gastrointestinal functions, immune system alternation, abnormality in embryogenesis | Wanule and Balkhande (2012) |
| 16. | Nerium oleander | Apocynaceae | July to October | Oleander or nerium | Erect shrub bearing pink or white flowers | Cultivated | Mediterranean Basin | Entire plant | Cardiac glycosides of the cardenolide type | Weakness, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, headache, pain in stomach, death | Ahmad (2012) |
| 17. | Parthenium hysterophorus | Asteraceae | March to October | Santa Maria feverfew, whitetop weed | Erect stout undershrubs | Wild | Subtropics of North and South America | All its parts including trichomes and pollen | Parthenin and other phenolic acids | Eczema skin inflammation, hay fever, asthma, burning and blisters, breathlessness and choking, allergic rhinitis, black spots, diarrhoea, severe erythematous eruptions | Ahmad (2012) |
| 18. | Peganum harmala | Nitrariaceae | April and October | Wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, esfand or espand, or harmel | Perennial, herbaceous plant | Wild | Middle East, Africa, Mediterranean area, Indian Pakistan, Iran, Africa, Central Asian republics semi-arid regions | Leaves and seeds | β-carbolines such as: harmalol, harman harmaline, harmine, and quinazoline derivatives | Hallucinations, neurosensory syndromes, bradycardia, nausea, vomiting | Mahmoudian et al. (2002) |
| 19. | Physalis angulate | Solanaceae | Spring/ summer/ autumn | Cut-leaf ground-cherry, angular winter cherry | Multi-stemmed and spreading | Wild | USA, South America, NC | Unripe berries and leaves | Physalins | Headache, discomfort in stomach, dropped temperature, expanded pupils, nausea, diarrhoea, cardiac and breathing depression, loss of consciousness, fatal schistosomiasis | Pomilio et al. (2008) |
| 20. | Ranunculus sceleratus | Ranunculaceae | May to September | Celery-leaved buttercup | Annual or short-lived perennial | Wild | Europe, Britain, primarily in central and northern areas | All parts of the plant are poisonous | Glycoside ranunculin | Enormously annoying to skin and mucous membranes. It may cause pain and burning perceptions, tongue inflammation, and intensification in saliva | Ahmad (2012) |
| 21. | Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | June to October | Castor oil plant | Tender perennial large shrub or small tree | Wild | Southeastern Basin, India Mediterranean, Eastern Africa | Seeds and leaves | Toxalbumin ricin | Nausea, sickness, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, desiccation, shock, simple fluid and chemical disturbances, destruction to the liver, kidney and pancreas, and eventually death | Ahmad (2012) |
| 22. | Solanum incanum | Solanaceae | October–January | Thorn apple, bitter apple, bitterball and bitter tomato | An erect prickly shrub, stem prickly and prickles straight sharp | Wild | Saharan desert in Africa, Middle East, India | Dried unripe fruits | Glycoalkaloids such as solasonine, alkylamines such as nitrosamines and carcinogenic glycosides | Stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea | Madzimure et al. (2013) |
| 23. | Solanum nigrum | Solanaceae | July to September | Black nightshade or blackberry nightshade | Short-lived perennial shrub | Wild | South America | Fruits, leaves | Steroidal glycoalkaloids like alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine | Stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea | Jabamalairaj et al. (2019) |
| 24. | Sorghum halepense | Poaceae | Fall to summer | Johnsongrass | Arching dense erect spreading | Wild | Eastern, Mediteranean, Middle East countries | Leaves | Dhurrin, a cyanogenic glycoside, toxic levels of nitrates | Nervousness, progressive feebleness and difficulty breathing, breathlessness, increased pulse rate, muscular jerking, convulsions, death | Khan et al. (2018) |
| 25. | Thevetia peruviana | Apocynaceae | Summer to fall | Luckynut, yellow oleander | Perennial or evergreen tropical shrub | Cultivated | Mexico, tropical South America | All parts of the plant are poisonous, especially the kernels of the fruits and leaves | Glycosides, thevetin, cerebrin, neriifolin | Sickness, dizziness, electrolyte turbulences, cardiac dysrhythmias | Ahmad (2012) |
| 26. | Trifolium repens | Fabaceae | Spring – summer | White clover | Creeping, prostrate | Wild | Europe, British Isles, central Asia | Leaves | Eyanogenic glucosides linamarin and lotaustralin | Outbreaks, muscle ache, pain, sickness, and vaginal flow (spotting) | Refsgaard et al. (2010) |
| 27. | Xanthium strumarium | Asteraceae | Fall to summer | Clotbur, common cocklebur, woolgarie bur | Erect, ground cover herb | Wild | North America | Leaves and seeds | Carboxyatractyloside | Sickness, muscular tremors, liver disintegration and seldom death | Ahmad (2012) |
Table 3.
Qualitative foliar anatomical features of poisonous plants.
| Plant species | Ad × Ab | ECS | AW | Stomata (P/A) | ST | GCS | Glands P/A | SPS | Trichome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glandular | Non-glandular | |||||||||
| Chrozophora tinctoria | Ad | Irregular | Deeply sinous | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | Sessile stellate |
| Ab | Irregular | Deeply sinous | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | Sessile stellate | |
| Buxus pilosula | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | A | - | A | Very narrowly elliptical | - | - | |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Very narrowly elliptical | - | - | |
| Parthenium hysterophorus | Ad | Irregular | Sinuate | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | P | Elliptical | - | |
| Ab | Irregular | Sinuate | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | P | Elliptical | - | Segmented with pointed tip and broad base | |
| Datura innoxia | Ad | Irregular | Deeply undulate | P | Anisocytic anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Widely elliptical | - | Multicellular with pointed tip and broad base |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Widely elliptical | - | Multicellular with pointed tip and broad base | |
| Ricinus communis | Ad | Polygonal | Straight/angular | P | Paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | Elliptical | - | - | |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | - | - | |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | A | A | - | - | |||
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Broad elliptical | - | - | |
| Euphorbia royleana | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | A | - | - | A | - | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Very broad elliptical | - | - | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Ad | Irregular | Wavy to sinous | P | Anomocytic | Bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Irregular | Wavy to sinous | P | Anomocytic | Bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | - | - | |
| Thevetia peruviana | Ad | Irregular | Undulate | A | - | Broad bean-shaped | A | Widely elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight/wavy | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Widely elliptical | - | - | |
| Agave americana | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Narrow bean-shaped | A | Concave-shaped | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Paracytic | Narrow bean-shaped | A | Concave-shaped | - | - | |
| Brugmansia versicolor | Ad | Polygonal | Straight/angular | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | - | Multicellular with pointed tip and broad base unicellular with bulbous tip |
| Ab | Irregular | Undulate/sinous | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Widely elliptical | - | Multicellular with pointed tip and broad base unicellular with bulbous tip | |
| Sorghum halepense | Ad | Rectangular | Thick sinous walls | p | Paracytic | Dumb bell-shaped | A | Very narrow elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Rectangular | Thick sinous walls | P | Paracytic | Dumb bell-shaped | A | Very narrow elliptical | - | - | |
| Duranta repens | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | A | - | - | P | - | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | P | Widely elliptical | Unicellular with pointed tip | ||
| Physalis angulata | Ad | Irregular | Deeply sinous | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Irregular | Deeply sinous | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | - | |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | Ad | Polygonal | Angular | P | Anomocytic | Narrow kidney-shaped | P | Wide elliptical | Multicellular capitate | - |
| Ab | Irregular | Wavy | P | Anisocytic | Wide kidney-shaped | P | Elliptical | Multicellular capitate | - | |
| Trifolium repens | Ad | Irregular | Sinous | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight/angular | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | Multicellular capitate | - | |
| Solanum nigrum | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anisocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | Multicellular 3–6 celled long with pointed tip |
| Ab | Irregular | Undulate | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Elliptical | Multicellular 3–6 celled long with pointed tip | ||
| Butea monosperma | Ad | Polygonal | Angular | A | - | - | A | Elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Irregular | Wavy | P | Paracytic | Narrow bean-shaped | P | Very narrow elliptical | - | Unicellular with pointed tip | |
| Argemone mexicana | Ad | Polygonal | Angular | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | Narrow elliptical | - | - | |
| Ab | Heptagonal | Angular | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Very narrow elliptical | - | - | |
| Peganum harmala | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Wide elliptical | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Wide elliptical | - | - | |
| Solanum incanum | Ad | Rectangular | Straight | P | Anisocytic | Widely bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | Stellate unicellular with pointed tip | |
| Ab | Polygonal | Angular | P | Anisocytic | Widely bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | Stellate unicellular with pointed tip | ||
| Euphorbia helioscopia | Ad | Polygonal | Straight | A | - | - | A | - | - | - |
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | - | |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Ad | Irregular | Undulate | A | A | Multicellular with pointed end | ||||
| Ab | Irregular | Undulate | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Narrow elliptical | - | Multicellular with pointed end | |
| Ipomoea carnea | Ad | Rectangular to isodiametric | Straight | P | Cyclocytic | Broad bean-shaped | Very broad elliptical | Subsessile, capitate having 5–6 celled with a flat head | Unicellular and conical-shaped | |
| Ab | Irregular/tetragonal | Straight/sinous | P | Cyclocytic/ paracytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Very broad elliptical | Sub sessile, capitate having 5–6 celled a with flat head | Unicellular and conical-shaped | |
| Ipomoea carnea | Ad | Polygonal | Straight/angular | A | A | - | ||||
| Ab | Polygonal | Straight | P | Anomocytic | Broad bean-shaped | A | Wide elliptical | Multicellular with bulbous head | ||

Figure 1.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Agave americana, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Argemone mexicana, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Brugmansia versicolor, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Butea monosperma, (K) adaxial surface (L) abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 2.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Buxus pilosula, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Chenopodium ambrosioides, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Chrozophora tinctoria, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Alocasia macrorrhizos, (K) adaxial surface, (L) abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 3.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Datura innoxia, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Duranta repens, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Euphorbia helioscopia, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Euphorbia pulcherrima, (K) adaxial surface, (L) abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 4.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Euphorbia royleana, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Ipomoea carnea, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Parthenium hysterophorus, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Peganum harmala, (K) adaxial surface, (L) abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 5.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Physalis angulate, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Ranunculus sceleratus, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Ricinus communis, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Sambucus nigra, (K) adaxial surface, (L) Abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 6.
LM shapes of epidermal cells, patterns of AW, stomata and trichomes of poisonous plants. Scale bar = 5 μm. (A) Solanum nigrum, (B) adaxial surface, (C) abaxial surface, (D) Solanum incanum, (E) adaxial surface, (F) abaxial surface, (G) Sorghum halepense, (H) adaxial surface, (I) abaxial surface, (J) Thevetia peruviana, (K) adaxial surface, (L) abaxial surface, (M) Trifolium repens, (N) adaxial surface, (O) abaxial surface. AW, anticlinal walls; LMs, light micrographs.

Figure 7.
Scanning micrographs (SEM); Brugmansia versicolor (A-C), Butea monosperma (D-F), Chrozophora tinctoria (G-I), Buxus pilosula (J-L).

Figure 8.
Scanning micrographs (SEM); Datura innoxia (A-C), Duranta rapens (D-F), Euphorbia pulcherrima (G-I), Euphorbia royleana (J-L).

Figure 9.
Scanning micrographs (SEM); Ipomoea carnea (A-C), Parthenium hysterophorus (D-F), Sambucus nigraum (G-I).
Table 4.
Quantitative attributes of studied species.
| Plant name | Ad × Ab | Length of epidermal cell Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Width of epidermal cell Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Length of guard cells Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Width of guard cells Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Length of stomata Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Width of stomata Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Length of subsidiary cell Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Width of subsidiary cell Mean (Min–Max) ± SE(μm) | Length of stomatal pore Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Width of stomatal pore Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Trichome length Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) | Trichome width Mean (Min–Max) ± SE (μm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agave americana | Ad | 69.95 (58.75–81.25)±3.97 | 24.65 (23.75–23.75) ± 0.37 | 20.0 (17.75–22.0) ± 0.78 | 6.90 (6.25–7.75) ±0.29 | 27.45 (25.25–29.75) ± 0.81 | 11.35 (10.25–12.75) ± 0.50 | 52.50 (43.75–63.75) ± 3.29 | 16.15 (12.75–21.25)± 1.65 | 17.30 (16.25–18.75) ± 0.45 | 1.55 (1.0–2.25) ± 0.242 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 63.35 (53.75–81.25) ± 4.75 | 28.30 (26.25–30.25) ± 0.77 | 21.05 (20.25–21.75) ± 0.25 | 5.85 (4.75–7.25) ±0.43 | 24.30 (18.75–27.75) ± 1.77 | 13.15 (11.25–14.75) ± 0.65 | 50.55 (43.75–54.75) ± 2.14 | 25.35 (24.0–26.50) ± 0.46 | 19.40 (18.0–20.25) ± 0.44 | 0.90 (0.50–1.25) ± 0.16 | Absent | Absent | |
| Argemone mexicana | Ad | 65.75 (50.25–73.25) ± 4.1 | 34.50 (32.25–37.25) ± 0.96 | 32.30 (31.25–34.0) ± 0.51 | 12.55 (10.25–13.75) ±0.64 | 32.95 (31.25–34.75) ± 0.60 | 26.55 (22.75–29.75) ± 1.39 | 54.50 (50.25–57.75) ± 1.23 | 26.45 (22.25–31.25)± 1.50 | 20.95 (18.75–22.75) ± 0.75 | 6.25 (5.25–7.25) ± 0.35 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 57.95 (54.75–61.25)± 1.05 | 41.85 (27.25–47.25) ±3.6 | 27.20 (22.75–32.0) ± 1.7 | 12.45 (11.25–14.75) ± 0.64 | 30.55 (27.75–32.75) ±0.98 | 27.05 (23.75–29.75) ± 1.17 | 60.85 (51.75–74.75) ± 4.02 | 37.95 (34.75–41.25) ± 1.27 | 22.05 (20.25–23.75) ± 0.60 | 7.05 (5,25–8.75) ± 0.60 | Absent | Absent | |
| Brugmansia versicolor | Ad | 42.25 (36.25–51.25) ± 2.55 | 36.25 (32.75–41.25)± 1.51 | 32.05 (30.25–33.75) ± 0.60 | 10.45 (8.75—12.25) ± 0.60 | 32.30 (31.25–33.75) ± 0.45 | 28.15 (26.25–29.75) ± 0.62 | 45.55 (38.75–53.25) ± 2.69 | 29.55 (27.75–31.25) ± 0.60 | 19.55 (17.75–21.25) ± 0.60 | 6.85 (3.75–9.75) ± 1.14 | 356.8 (341.25–375.25) ± 6.1 | 46.40 (41.25–52.25) ± 1.93 |
| Ab | 39.30 (36.25–46.50) ± 1.84 | 33.75 (30.25–36.25) ± 1.34 | 27.95 (26.25–29.75) ± 0.60 | 10.90 (9.50–12.25) ± 0.54 | 27.95 (26.25–29.75) ± 0.60 | 25.15 (23.75–26.25) ± 0.43 | 47.40 (45.75–48.75) ± 0.55 | 32.30 (31.25–33.75) ± 0.45 | 19.70 (18.75–20.75) ± 0.37 | 8.10 (6.25–9.50) ± 0.58 | 307.35 (300.75–316.25) ± 2.62 | 25.55 (23.75–27.75) ± 0.68 | |
| Butea monosperma | Ab | 30.95 (26.25–38.75)± 2.11 | 14.65 (11.25–18.25) ± 1.1 | 14.15 (13.25–l5.25) ± 0.36 | 6.75 (5.75–7.75) ± 0.35 | 14.15 (13.25–15.25) ± 0.36 | 10.7 (7.75–13.75) ± 1.14 | 23.40 (22.25–24.50) ± 0.40 | 9.70 (8.75–10.50) ± 0.32 | 8.95 (7.75–10.25) ± 0.40 | 4.35 (3.75–5.25) ± 0.29 | 168.3 (148.75–183.75) ± 6.07 | 11.25 (8.75–13.75) ± 0.92 |
| Ad | 30.75 (28.75–33.75) ± 0.85 | 21.10 (18.75–23.75) ± 0.96 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 225.9 (212.75–234.0) ± 3.8 | 15.35 (13.75–17.25) ± 0.57 | |
| Buxus pilosula | Ad | 55.45 (52.75–57.75) ± 0.96 | 40.0 (37.75–42.0) ± 0.78 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 45.15 (37.75–56.25) ± 3.79 | 29.65 (26.25–32.75) ± 1.07 | 25.25 (23.75–27.75) ± 0.77 | 4.30 (3.0–5.25) ± 0.40 | 25.25 (23.75–27.75) ± 0.77 | 12.85 (11.25–14.25) ± 0.53 | 39.70 (35.75–46.25) ± 1.91 | 9.95 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.40 | 21.65 (20.25–23.25) ± 0.57 | 3.95 (2.75–5.25) ± 0.46 | Absent | Absent | |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides | Ad | 50.70 (48.0–53.25) ± 1.00 | 26.55 (24.75–28.75) ± 0.75 | 24.15 (22.75–25.75) ± 0.50 | 9.35 (8.50–10.25) ± 0.30 | 24.25 (22.75–25.25) ± 0.44 | 19.45 (17.75–20.75) ± 0.53 | 28.75 (25.25–32.25) ± 1.36 | 26.35 (23.75–30.25) ± 1.16 | 15.85 (14.75–17.25) ± 0.43 | 7.35 (6.25–8.75) ± 0.43 | 66.05 (63.75–67.75) ± 0.76 | 20.85 (17.75–23.75) ± 1.06 |
| Ab | 75.05 (72.75–77.25) ± 0.81 | 28.05 (26.25–30.25) ± 0.68 | 20.45 (18.75–22.25) ± 0.60 | 8.55 (7.25–9.75) ± 0.46 | 21.25 (19.75–22.75) ± 0.57 | 18.95 (17.75–22.75) ± 0.57 | 44.75 (42.75–47.25) ± 0.75 | 18.45 (16.25–22.0) ± 1.01 | 14.30 (12.0–15.75) ± 0.66 | 8.05 (6.25–10.25) ± 0.68 | 57.70 (52.25–64.0) ± 2.28 | 26.25 (24.75–27.75) ± 0.57 | |
| Chrozophora tinctoria | Ad | 45.25 (38.75–57.25) ± 3.21 | 23.0 (21.225–24.75) ± 0.60 | 32.05 (30.25–33.75) ± 0.60 | 9.85 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.43 | 32.25 (30.25–33.75) ± 0.68 | 20.4(18.75–22.0) ± 0.56 | 44.0 (37.75–52.25) ± 2.51 | 15.45 (13.75–17.25) ± 0.60 | 17.0 (15.25–18.75) ± 0.60 | 4.8 (3.75–5.75) ± 0.33 | 226.2(214.0–248.7) ± 6.01 | 10.45 (7.25–12.75) ± 1.05 |
| Ab | 48.4(43.75–56.25) ± 2.10 | 18.25 (13.75–23.75) ± 1.7 | 33.25 (31.25–35.25) ± 0.75 | 7.55 (6.25–8.75) ± 0.40 | 32.95 (30.25–35.25) ± 0.94 | 20.55 (18.75–22.25) ± 0.60 | 41.0(35.25–48.75) ± 2.72 | 19.35 (17.75–21.25) ± 0.62 | 15.49 (13.75–17.25) ± 0.58 | 3.80 (3.0–4.75) ± 0.36 | 182.4 (143.75–218.75) ± 16.0 | 9.95 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.40 | |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos | Ad | 57.05 (50.25–65.25) ± 2.83 | 26.95 (25.25–28.25) ± 0.53 | 34.60 (32.75–36.50) ± 0.64 | 12.15 (10.75–13.75) ± 0.53 | 34.30 (32.75–36.50) ± 0.69 | 26.60 (24.75–28.75) ± 0.77 | 32.55 (30.75–34.75) ± 0.75 | 10.15 (8.75–11.50) ± 0.51 | 22.55 (21.25–24.25) ± 0.62 | 6.15 (5.25–7.25) ± 0.40 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 52.95 (50.25–56.25) ± 1.04 | 37.05 (35.25–38.75) ± 0.60 | 34.55 (32.75–36.25) ± 0.60 | 10.25 (8.75–13.75) ± 0.92 | 35.05 (32.75–37.25) ± 0.81 | 27.15 (25.75–28.75) ± 0.53 | 28.10 (27.75–29.0) ± 0.33 | 20.45 (16.25–24.75) ± 1.49 | 21.65 (20.25–22.75) ± 0.43 | 8.25 (6.25–11.25) ± 0.85 | Absent | Absent | |
| Datura innoxia | Ad | 50.55 (48.75–52.75) ± 0.68 | 22.75 (21.25–24.75) ± 0.68 | 22.45 (20.25–24.75) ± 0.81 | 6.80 (5.25–8.0) ± 0.50 | 23.85 (20.25–26.25) ± 0.99 | 17.55 (15.25–19.75) ± 0.81 | 38.35 (28.75–44.75) ± 2.90 | 14.95 (12.25–17.75) ± 0.95 | 12.95 (12.25–13.75) ± 0.25 | 6.65 (5.25–7.75) ± 0.43 | 211.8 (191.25–248.75) ± 10.3 | 16.05 (13.75–18.75) ± 0.93 |
| Ab | 48.05 (45.25–50.25) ± 0.98 | 20.55 (18.75–22.75) ± 0.68 | 24.10 (22.75–25.25) ± 0.43 | 6.90 (6.25–7.75) ± 0.26 | 23.95 (22.75–25.25) ± 0.46 | 18.35 (17.25–19.75) ± 0.43 | 29.55 (28.75–30.25) ± 0.25 | 24.50 (22.25–26.25) ± 0.67 | 14.85 (13.75–15.75) ± 0.33 | 5.60 (4.75–6.25) ± 0.29 | 235.0 (228.75–243.75) ± 2.7 | 22.55 (20.25–25.25) ± 0.88 | |
| Duranta repens | Ab | 47.0 (44.50–48.75) ± 0.75 | 19.70 (18.75–20.75) ± 0.34 | 28.15 (27.25–28.75) ± 0.29 | 8.15 (7.25–8.75) ± 0.29 | 29.15 (27.75–31.25) ± 0.62 | 22.35 (21.25–23.75) ± 0.43 | 29.45 (28.0–30.50) ± 0.47 | 22.35 (21.25–23.75) ± 0.43 | 15.05 (14.25–16.25) ± 0.33 | 9.85 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.43 | 150.9 (143.75–158.75) ± 2.53 | 17.05 (14.75–18.75) ± 0.71 |
| Ad | 32.65 (24.75–40.25) ± 3.17 | 14.35 (13.75–15.25) ± 0.29 | 23.35 (21.25–24.75) ± 0.69 | 6.60 (5.25–7.75) ± 0.43 | 23.35 (21.25–24.75) ± 0.69 | 17.05 (16.25–17.75) ± 0.25 | 28.75 (26.25–31.25) ± 0.92 | 10.95 (8.75–12.75) ± 0.75 | 12.25 (11.25–12.75) ± 0.27 | 4.40 (3.75–5.25) ± 0.26 | 159.2 (154.0–162.75) ± 1.64 | 16.1 (14.0–18.25) ± 0.71 | |
| Euphorbia helioscopia | Ad | 99.50 (75.5–125.1) ± 9.02 | 36.50 (35.1–37.3) ± 0.61 | 27.5 (25.1–27.50) ± 0.50 | 19.50 (17.50–20.1) ± 0.50 | 16.50 (12.50–17.50) ± 1.0 | 2.75 (2.50–3.1) ± 0.14 | 27.5 (25.1–27.50) ± 0.50 | 7.9 (7.50–8.25) ± 0.36 | 41.1 (25.1–52.1) ± 4.8 | 16.50 (17.50–25.1) ± 1.0 | 895.2 (750.2–1100) ± 70 | 11.85 (10.1–13.1) ± 1.21 |
| Ab | 84.50 (75.1–87.50) ± 2.42 | 36.50 (35.1–40.3) ± 1.0 | 26.1 (25.1–27.50) ± 0.61 | 20.25 (18.75–22.50) ± 0.61 | 17.50 (15.1–20.3) ± 0.79 | 2.65 (2.50–3.1) ± 0.11 | 26.50 (25.1–27.50) ± 0.61 | 9.50 (7.50–10.1) ± 0.50 | 39.1 (35.1–50.1) ± 2.80 | 18.50 (17.50–20.1) ± 0.61 | Absent | Absent | |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Ad | 35.30 (33.75–37.25) ± 0.66 | 20.05 (18.25–21.75) ± 0.68 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 249.9 (238.2–262.7) ± 4.1 | 19.55 (17.75–21.25) ± 0.60 |
| Ab | 34.55 (32.75–36.25) ± 0.60 | 19.55 (17.75–21.25) ± 0.60 | 23.95 (22.75–25.25) ± 0.46 | 8.05 (7.25–9.25) ± 0.40 | 24.55 (22.75–26.25) ± 0.60 | 14.05 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 33.86 (32.75–34.75) ± 0.33 | 24.55 (22.75–26.25) ± 0.60 | 16.25 (15.25–17.25) ± 0.35 | 3.50 (2.75–4.25) ± 0.27 | 166.5 (160.25–173.25) ± 2.6 | 14.75 (12.75–16.25) ± 0.68 | |
| Euphorbia royleana | Ad | 46.45 (43.75–52.25) ± 1.50 | 37.15 (33.75–39.75) ± 1.04 | 33.45 (30.75–36.25) ± 1.07 | 9.80 (8.75–10.50) ± 0.30 | 33.75 (31.25–36.25) ± 0.92 | 29.85 (27.75–31.25) ± 0.69 | 57.30 (53.75–61.25) ± 1.48 | 31.15 (26.25–39.75) ± 2.29 | 22.30 (20.25–25.25) ± 0.88 | 7.05 (5.25–8.75) ± 0.60 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 41.85 (38.75–43.75) ± 0.88 | 30.80 (27.75–34.75) ± 1.23 | 32.05 (30.25–33.75) ± 0.60 | 10.15 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.43 | 31.95 (30.25–33.25) ± 0.53 | 26.45 (25.25–27.75) ± 0.46 | 50.95 (48.75–53.25) ± 0.86 | 24.90 (21.25–29.75) ± 1.40 | 22.95 (21.25–24.75) ± 0.60 | 7.85 (7.0–8.75) ± 0.34 | Absent | Absent | |
| Ipomoea carnea | Ad | 29.25 (26.25–33.75) ± 1.31 | 25.45 (23.75–27.25) ± 0.60 | 24.15 (22.25–27.75) ± 1.01 | 10.45 (9.75–11.25) ± 0.25 | 26.15 (22.75–28.75) ± 1.04 | 21.65 (20.25–22.75) ± 0.43 | 23.45 (7.75–35.25) ± 5.96 | 9.50 (8.75–10.25) ± 0.27 | 19.55 (17.75–21.25) ± 0.60 | 10.05 (7.75–12.25) ± 0.81 | 39.55 (37.75–41.25) ± 0.60 | 12.95 (9.75–17.75) ± 1.43 |
| Ab | 30.95 (26.25–38.75) ± 2.11 | 14.65 (11.25–18.25) ± 1.13 | 14.15 (13.25–15.25) ± 0.36 | 6.75 (5.75–7.75) ± 0.35 | 14.15 (13.25–15.25) ± 0.36 | 10.70 (7.75–13.75) ± 1.14 | 23.40 (22.25–24.50) ± 0.40 | 9.70 (8.75–10.50) ± 0.32 | 8.95 (7.75–10.25) ± 0.40 | 4.35 (3.75–5.25) ± 0.29 | 168.3 (148.75–183.75) ± 6.0 | 11.25 (8.75–13.75) ± 0.92 | |
| Parthenium hysterophorus | Ad | 33.95 (26.25–41.25) ± 2.4 | 15.50 (13.75–18.75) ± 0.92 | 24.15 (23.25–25.25) ± 0.36 | 7.10 (6.25–8.0) ± 0.34 | 24.05 (22.75–25.25) ± 0.43 | 16.4 (15.25–17.75) ± 0.48 | 28.75 (24.50–32.75) ± 1.52 | 18.95 (15.75–23.75) ± 1.45 | 18.1 (16.25–19.75) ± 0.67 | 4.95 (3.75–6.25) ± 0.40 | 165.4 (153.7–173.2) ± 3.70 | 29.74 (28.13–32.64) ± 0.68 |
| Ab | 38.95 (36.50–43.75) ± 1.30 | 18.35 (16.25–21.25) ± 0.84 | 19.95 (18.25–21.25) ± 0.62 | 7.95 (6.25–9.50) ± 0.56 | 20.35 (18.25–22.25) ± 0.78 | 18.10 (16.5–19.75) ± 0.56 | 30.75 (27.75–37.25) ± 1.69 | 18.45 (16.25–20.25) ± 0.75 | 12.0 (7,75–15.25) ± 1.40 | 4.30 (3.75–5.25) ± 0.3 | 195.0 (175.2–211.2) ± 6.19 | 30.85 (29.25–33.75) ± 0.79 | |
| Peganum harmala | Ad | 90.75 (62.75–103.25) ± 7.41 | 29.35 (27.25–32.25) ± 0.87 | 23.95 (22.25–26.25) ± 0.70 | 11.35 (10.50–12.25) ± 0.34 | 25.10 (23.0–28.75) ± 0.99 | 23.75 (21.25–26.25) ± 0.85 | 23.55 (21.75–26.25) ± 0.84 | 23.45 (18.75–29.75) ± 1.9 | 15.35 (12.75–17.75) ± 0.94 | 10.4 (7.75–13.75) ± 1.1 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 99.45 (95.25–103.7) ± 1.4 | 27.60 (22.25–37.75) ± 2.7 | 25.90 (22.75–29.75) ± 1.2 | 10.55 (8.75–12.75) ± 0.68 | 29.55 (27.75–31.25) ± 0.60 | 24.75 (22.25–27.25) ± 0.97 | 25.80 (22.25–30.25) ± 1.39 | 25.45 (18.75–29.75) ± 1.86 | 15.75 (12.75–17.25) ± 0.83 | 9.55 (7.75–12.25) ± 0.93 | Absent | Absent | |
| Physalis angulata | Ad | 59.53 (52.0–75.50) ± 4.53 | 26.40 (25.25–27.25) ± 0.33 | 26.05 (25.25–27.25) ± 0.34 | 9.55 (8.25–10.75) ± 0.46 | 26.05 (25.25–27.25) ± 0.33 | 24.05 (22.75–25.75) ± 0.62 | 59.75 (51.50–76.0) ± 4.52 | 27.30 (25.75–30.25) ± 0.89 | 13.15 (12.75–13.75) ± 0.16 | 6.95 (5.25–8.25) ± 0.53 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 43.90 (26.75–51.50) ± 4.81 | 26.0 (24.75–27.25) ± 0.44 | 25.45 (24.75–26.25) ± 0.24 | 3.75 (3.00–4.75) ± 0.28 | 25.70 (25.25–26.25) ± 0.16 | 26.0 (25.25–26.75) ± 0.27 | 37.45 (26.50–52.25) ± 4.97 | 24.85 (22.75–26.50) ± 0.70 | 23.0 (21.25–25.75) ± 0.80 | 7.15 (5.25–9.75) ± 0.93 | Absent | Absent | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Ad | 54.15 (47.75–61.25) ± 2.34 | 41.0 (33.75–47.25) ± 2.53 | 34.25 (32.75–36.25 ± 0.65 | 9.85 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.40 | 34.05 (32.75–35.25) ± 0.43 | 24.85 (23.0–26.75) ± 0.71 | 50.20 (42.75–54.50) ± 2.1 | 32.40 (25.25–38.75) ± 2.40 | 21.30 (20.25–22.25) ± 0.3 | 7.50 (6.25–8.75) ± 0.41 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 64.05 (60.25–67.25) ± 1.21 | 52.25 (50.25–54.75) ± 0.85 | 32.15 (28.75–34.75) ± 1.04 | 10.70 (8.50–12.75) ± 0.88 | 31.50 (27.75–34.75) ± 1.89 | 27.45 (25.25–29.75) ± 0.81 | 53.40 (47.75–59.0) ± 1.89 | 35.85 (27.75–42.75) ± 3.07 | 20.25 (18.75–21.25) ± 0.47 | 7.50 (5.25–9.76) ± 0.83 | Absent | Absent | |
| Ricinus communis | Ad | 40.50 (38.75–42.25) ± 0.60 | 17.0 (13.75–20.25) ± 1.05 | 33.75 (31.25–38.75) ± 1.31 | 19.05 (17.25–21.0) ± 0.71 | 32.85 (31.25–34.25) ± 0.53 | 18.75 (16.25–21.0) ± 0.89 | 19.85 (16.25–23.75) ± 1.2 | 9.5 (8.0–12.25) ± 0.74 | 20.70 (18.75–23.0) ± 0.71 | 8.15 (6.75–10.25) ± 0.62 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 35.15 (32.75–37.75) ± 0.88 | 18.05 (13.75–24.75) ± 1.83 | 27.40 (25.50–28.75) ± 0.65 | 7.55 (6.25–8.75) ± 0.46 | 26.6 (24.75–28.75) ± 0.75 | 15.05 (12.75–17.25) ± 0.81 | 29.15 (26.25–30.75) ± 0.79 | 11.85 (10.25–13.75) ± 0.69 | 13.65 (11.25–15.25) ± 0.69 | 6.60 (5.75–7.75) ± 0.38 | Absent | Absent | |
| Sambucus nigra | Ad | 61.75 (58.75–63.75) ± 0.85 | 45.05 (38.75–49.75) ± 1.92 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 63.75 (61.25–65.25) ± 0.68 | 35.65 (32.75–38.75) ± 1.10 | 42.95 (41.25–44.75) ± 0.60 | 11.45 (10.25–12.75) ± 0.46 | 46.95 (43.75–49.75) ± 1.15 | 34.55 (32.75–36.25) ± 0,64 | 49.55 (47.75–51.25) ± 0.60 | 23.75 (22.75–24.75) ± 0.35 | 26.65 (25.25–27.75) ± 0.43 | 13.75 (12.25–14.75) ± 0.41 | 118.25 (113.7–123.7) ± 1.9 | 24.85 (23.75–26.25) ± 0.43u | |
| Solanum nigrum | Ad | 69.55 (67.75–71.25) ± 0.64 | 30.15 (28.75–31.25) ± 0.43 | 29.80 (28.75–31.25) ± 0.45 | 7.90 (6.25–9.50) ± 0.56 | 29.80 (28.75–31.25) ± 0.45 | 19.10 (17.75–20.25) ± 0.43 | 29.75 (28.75–31.25) ± 0.47 | 24.50 (23.75–25.25) ± 0.27 | 17.25 (16.25–18.25) ± 0.35 | 1.85 (1.25–2.75) ± 0.29 | 255.5 (226.2–288.7) ± 11.7 | 33.45 (31.25–35.25) ± 0.75 |
| Ab | 67.75 (64.75–71.75) ± 1.55 | 37.15 (35.75–38.75) ± 0.53 | 27.35 (26.25–28.75) ± 0.43 | 7.30 (6.25–8.75) ± 0.45 | 27.35 (26.25–28.75) ± 0.43 | 16.85 (16.25–17.75) ± 0.29 | 40.35 (38.75–42.75) ± 0.76 | 13.0 (11.50–14.75) ± 0.57 | 17.75 (16.25–19.75) ± 0.61 | 2.25 (1.25–2.75) ± 0.27 | 229.1 (138.7–275.2) ± 24.0 | 39.85 (33.75–48.75) ± 2.47 | |
| Solanum incanum | Ad | 66.75 (65.25–68.75) ± 0.65 | 12.25 (11.25–13.25) ± 0.35 | 21.65 (20.25–22.75) ± 0.43 | 8.0 (7.25–9.0) ± 0.37 | 21.55 (20.25–22.75) ± 0.43 | 14.25 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.44 | 28.15 (26.25–29.75) ± 0.62 | 14.45 (13.25–15.25) ± 0.40 | 14.05 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 7.05)6.25–7.75) ± 0.25 | 218.2 (210.25–225.25) ± 2.85 | 17.1 (15.25–18.75) ± 0.64 |
| Ab | 34.45 (32.75–36.25) ± 0.60 | 14.15 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 14.15 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 6.15 (5.25–7.25) ± 0.40 | 14.15 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 11.35 (10.25–12.75) ± 0.43 | 27.95 (26.25–29.75) ± 0.60 | 14.10 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.43 | 6.65 (5.25–7.75) ± 0.43 | 5.25 (4.25–6.25) ± 0.35 | 236.0 (224.75–247.75) ± 3.7 | 22.85 (21.25–25.25) ± 0.73 | |
| Sorghum halepense | Ad | 85.20 (64.75–100.2) ± 6.8 | 21.30 (18.75–24.75) ± 1.03 | 32.05 (29.75–34.75) ± 0.81 | 10.30 (8.75–11.75) ± 0.55 | 31.90 (30.25–33.0) ± 0.50 | 19.45 (17.75–20.75) ± 0.53 | 61.9 (52.75–67.75) ± 2.46 | 22.80 (2125–25.25) ± 0.69 | 13.85 (12.75–15.25) ± 0.50 | 3.40 (2.75–4.25) ± 0.26 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 47.95 (46.25–49.75) ± 0.60 | 34.15 (32.75–35.25) ± 0.43 | 32.95 (31.25–34.75) ± 0.60 | 10.40 (8.0–12.25) ± 0.85 | 32.75 (31.25–34.75) ± 0.65 | 23.05 (21.75–24.75) ± 0.53 | 44.40 (42.75–46.25) ± 0.61 | 24.85 (23.75–26.50) ± 0.49 | 22.20 (21.25–23.0) ± 0.32 | 4.50 (3.75–5.25) ± 0.25 | Absent | Absent | |
| Thevetia peruviana | Ad | 35.65 (33.75–37.75) ± 0.67 | 28.25 (25.25–31.25) ± 1.10 | Absent | Absent | ||||||||
| Ab | 45.70 (41.25–52.25) ± 2.1 | 29.10 (26.25–22.75) ± 1.3 | 25.85 (23.75–27.75) ± 0.79 | 4.85 (3.75–6.25) ± 0.43 | 25.60 (23.75–27.75) ± 0.69 | 15.45 (13.75–17.25) ± 0.60 | 43.0 (38.75–48.75) ± 1.64 | 22.50 (18.75–28.75) ± 1.79 | 12.85 (11.25–14.75) ± 0.64 | 7.70 (5.50–10.25) ± 0.85 | Absent | Absent | |
| Trifolium repens | Ad | 30.35 (24.75–36.25) ± 1.90 | 21.25 (18.75–23.75) ± 0.92 | 17.95 (16.25–19.75) ± 0.60 | 5.20 (4.50–6.25) ± 0.30 | 17.95 (16.25–19.75) ± 0.60 | 12.30 (11.25–13.25) ± 0.33 | 34.70 (33.75–35.50) ± 0.32 | 17.15 (15.25–18.75) ± 0.62 | 9.85 (8.75–11.25) ± 0.43 | 3.60 (3.0–4.25) ± 0.21 | Absent | Absent |
| Ab | 42.35 (41.25–43.75) ± 0.43 | 30.15 (28.75–31.25) ± 0.43 | 20.25 (17.75–23.75) ± 1.04 | 7.20 (6.25–8.0) ± 0.32 | 21.85 (17.75–24.75) ± 1.20 | 14.55 (13.75–15.25) ± 0.25 | 44.95 (43.75–46.25) ± 0.40 | 27.20 (25.75–29.0) ± 0.57 | 10.50 (8.75–12.25) ± 0.60 | 4.85 (3.75–6.25) ± 0.43 | Absent | Absent |