MORPHOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF PHYSALIS MINIMA L.
Abstract
- In this paper, the morphology and histological characters of Physalis minima L. have been carried to understand its cell structure and medicinal values. A medicinal plant of Physalis minima L. belonged to the family Solanaceae. It was commonly known as Bauk-pin or sunberry in Myanmar, Country gooseberry in English. This plant was collected from Tharketa Township, Yangon Region during the flowering and fruiting period. Then, the collected specimen was classified and identified to confirm the morphological and histological characters with the help of available literatures. In the study of morphological characters, the plant was herb, leaves alternate, cymose inflorescence, the flowers cream colour; bisexual; pentamerous; hypogynous, fruits globose enclosed by the calyx and seeds endospermic. In the anatomical study, the anisocytic type of stomata was present on both surfaces of leaves. The mesophyll cells were made up of palisade and spongy mesophyll cells in lamina. In the transverse section of midrib, it was nearly circular in outline. The vascular bundles were collateral type, tanniferous cells, prismatic crystals found in the parenchyma cells and unicellular hairs present on the epidermis. In transverse section of petiole, it was semicircular in outline, crescent shaped vascular bundles and unicellular hairs present on the epidermis. In transverse section of stem, more or less circular or irregularly quadrangular in outline, vascular bundles were collateral type, unicellular hairs present on the epidermis. In transverse section of roots, circular in outline, the cortex made up of parenchymatous cells and the vascular bundles were pentarch. In addition, the microscopical characters of powdered of the plant were also investigated for their standarization used in medicine. According to the result, vessels, tracheids, fibers, unicellular hairs and calcium oxalate crystals were observed in the powder sample.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Myint Myint San
Subject
- Botany
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)