MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA SWINGLE CULTIVATED IN EGYPT: LEAF, STEM AND STEM-BARK

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

Abstract

The detailed macro- and micromorphological characters of the leaf, stem and stem park of Ailanthus altissima Swingle syn. Ailanthus glandulosa Desf. (Tree of heaven) are studied with the aim to find out the diagnostic elements of these organs which facilitate their identification in both entire and powered forms.