MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF THE LEAVES, STEMS, SEEDS AND FRUITS OF IPOMOEA ERIOCARPA (R. Br.) GROWING IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br. belongs to family Convolvulaceae often called morning glories, are summer annual or perennial broadleaf plants. They are slender twining herb. It is occasionally consumed as an edible leafy vegetable or mixed with other food. An oil extract of Ipomoea eriocarpa is used for external application in headache, rheumatism, leprosy, ulcers and fevers. By reviewing the current literature, no botanical studies were done on Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br., so this study aims to characterization and identification of this plant in both powdered and entire forms.