ABSTRACT
THE PRESENT WORK RELATES TO THE LEAF ANATOMY OF EUGENIA CUPREA (BERG) NDZ. AND MARLIEREA SUAVEOLENS GARD. SPECIES, WITH REPRESENTATIVE OCCURRENCE IN THE RAIN FOREST OF MACAÉ DE CIMA - RJ.
BOTH SPECIES WERE ANALYZED ACCORDING TO THE EPIDERMIS, CHLORENCHYMA, VASCULAR SYSTEM, SUPPORTING TISSUE (COLLENCHYMA AND SCLERENCHYMA), SECRETORY STRUCTURES AND THEIR SECRETED SUBSTANCES.
KEY WORDS:
Myrtaceae; Leaf anatomy; Eugenia; Marlierea