MACRO - AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF THE LEAF, STEM AND ROOT OF AMARANTHUS CHLOROSTACHYS WILLD

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, UNIVERSITY OF ZAGAZIG, EGYPT

Abstract

A study of the macro - and micromorphology of the leaf , stem and root of Amaranthus chlorostachys willd is presented with the aim of finding the diagnostic characters of these organs by which the plant could be easily identified both in the entire and powdered forms.