MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF STERCULIA RUPESTRIS BENTH. (LEAF AND STEM)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

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

Abstract

The macro- and micromorphology of the leaf and stem of Sterculia rupestris Benth., cultivated in Egypt have been investigated in order to determine the diagnostic feature by which each organ could be identified both in the entire and powdered forms.