MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF THE FLOWER-HEADS AND FRUITS OF CENTAUREA ERYNGIOIDES LAM.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zagazig, Egypt.

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

3 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt

Abstract

The macro- and micromorphology of the flower heads and fruits of Centaurea eryngioides Lam. (family Compositae, tribe Cynareae) are presented with the aim of finding out the characters of these organs by which the plant could be identified, characterised and differentiated both in the entire and powdered forms.