MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE LEAVES AND STEMS OF CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA R.Br. CULTIVATED IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, 71524 Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

The macro- and micromorphological characters of the leaves and stems of Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br. cultivated in Egypt are described. The diagnostic features by which the plant could be identified in both the entire and powdered forms are reported.