MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF CYPERUS ROTUNDUS L. GROWING IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Amar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt

Abstract

The macro- and micromorphology of the aerial parts (leaves, culm and inflorescence) of Cyperus rotundus L. growing in Egypt are presented aiming for the determination of the diagnostic features by which each part can be identified in the entire and powdered forms.