Botanical characterization of Guiera senegalensis leaves

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 398-404

  Silva, Olga ^a   Serrano, Rita ^a   Gomes, Elsa Teixeira ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

African medicinal plant; Botanical identification; Combretaceae; Guiera senegalensis; Pharmacognostic characters; Plant drug analysis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMBRETACEAE; CYTOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AFRICA; COMBRETACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

COMBRETACEAE; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 52149090087     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927608080860     Document Type: Article

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