Leaf morphoanatomy of the medicinal <em>Maytenus imbricata</em> (Celastraceae): an ecological approach

Leaf morphoanatomy of the medicinal <em>Maytenus imbricata</em> (Celastraceae): an ecological approach

Background. The leaves of many species of Maytenus are used to prepare herbal drugs to treat stomach ulcers. Questions. In order to define key anatomical characters for the unambiguous species identification, the present study aimed to describe the leaf morphoanatomy of M. imbricata. Species...

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Main Authors: Silvia Ribeiro-de Souza, Izabel Cristina Trindade, Maria Olívia Mercadante-Simões, Lucienir Pains-Duarte, Grácia Divina de Fátima Silva, Maria Cristina Teixeira Braga Messias, Ariadna Conceição dos Santos, Sidney Augusto Vieira-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Botánica de México, A. C. 2017-12-01
Series:Botan‪ical Sciences
Subjects:
cell wall strips
colleter
gelatinous fiber
xeromorphic
Online Access:https://www.botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/894

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