Abstract

• lemingia strobilifera (L.) R. Br. known as Goung- on- sa in Myanmar was collected. The morphological and histological characters were studied in flowering and fruiting period during 2014-2015. Morphological characters of lemingia strobilifera (L.) R. Br. are shrub, cylindrical stem, unifoliolate leaves, axillary paniculate cymes are enclosed by concave bracts, two-seeded fruits and globoid seeds. In histological study, the leaves possess paracytic stomata on lower surface of lamina, uniseriate and glandular trichomes are present on both surfaces of lamina, midrib, petiole and stem. Vascular bundles are collateral type. Fragments of epidermal cells and stomata, trichomes, fibers, tracheids, pitted vessels, scalariformed vessels and calcium oxalate substances are found in the powdered leaves, stems and roots. Starch grains are abundantly found in roots.