MACRO-AND MICROMORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF LEAF AND STEM OF LAUNAEA SPINOSA GROWING IN EGYPT

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, Cairo University, Egypt.

Abstract

The macro-and micromorphological characters of leaf and stem of Launaea spinose (Forssk.) Fam. Asteraceae are described and illustrated. These characters were found useful in the identification of each of the two organs both in the entire and powdered forms.