Foliar micromorphology of Felicia muricata Thunb., a South African medicinal plant

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1713-1717

  Ashafa, A O T ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioactive components; Crystal deposit; Felicia muricata; Micromorpholoey; Stomata; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; FELICIA MURICATA;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASTERACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 54049132923     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1713.1717     Document Type: Article

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