Structural Characterisation of the Leaf of Bauhinia monandra Kurz (Fabaceae - Cercidoideae)

Abstract Bauhinia monandra Kurz (Fabaceae) is an ornamental leguminous tree from Africa. Its leaf has been proven to be hypoglycaemic, and are a source of lecithin BmoLL, providing this species with great medicinal potential. Curiously, there are no reports of the anatomical description of the leaf...

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Main Authors: Mariana Novais Antunes, Fabiano Rodrigues Pereira, Carlos André Espolador Leitão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2021-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132021000100421&tlng=en