The pharmacognostic value of leaf and stem anatomy in rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-133

  Kotina, E L ^a,b   Stepanova, A V ^a,b   Tilney, P M ^a   Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aspalathus linearis; Leaf anatomy; Pharmacognosy; Rooibos tea; Stem anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; LEAF; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STEM;

ASPALATHUS; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; FABACEAE;

EID: 84867100719     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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