ABSTRACT. The upper Paraná River floodplain is characterized by the existence of several aquatic and transitional habitats between the aquatic and terrestrial environment, influencing the presence and distribution of aquatic macrophytes. Samples were taken from different places and permanent slides were prepared for analysis and capture of images with the objective of comparing the anatomy of the roots of eight species of emergent aquatic macrophytes. The species feature uniseriate epidermis with narrow and long cells, cortex composed of uniseriate or biseriate exodermis, with or without thickening, aerenchyma with great gaps, uniseriate endodermis, with or without thickening, continuous or interrupted pericycle, and central cylinder with variable number of xylem poles.Key words: aerenchyma, root, Alismataceae, Cyperaceae, Polygonaceae, Pontederiaceae. RESUMO. Anatomia da raiz de oito espécies de macrófitas aquáticas emergentes da planície alagável do alto rio Paraná, Estado do Paraná, Brasil.A planície alagável do alto rio Paraná é caracterizada pela existência de vários hábitats aquáticos e transicionais entre o ambiente aquático e terrestre, influenciando na presença e distribuição das macrófitas aquáticas. Com o objetivo de se comparar a anatomia das raízes de oito espécies de macrófitas aquáticas emergentes, foram realizadas coletas em diferentes locais e preparadas lâminas permanentes para análise e captura de imagens. As espécies possuem epiderme unisseriada com células estreitas e longas, córtex composto por exoderme unisseriada ou bisseriada, com ou sem espessamento, aerênquima com grandes lacunas, endoderme unisseriada, com ou sem espessamento, periciclo periciclo ou interrompido e cilindro central com número variável de polos de xilema.
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