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Comparative morpho-micrometric analysis of some Bauhinia species (Leguminosae) from east coast region of Odisha, India

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Title Comparative morpho-micrometric analysis of some Bauhinia species (Leguminosae) from east coast region of Odisha, India
 
Creator Panda, Pritipadma
Bhuyan, Sanat Kumar
Dash, Chandan
Pradhan, Deepak
Rath, Goutam
Ghosh, Goutam
 
Subject Bauhinia racemosa
Bauhinia tomentosa
Bauhinia vahlii
SEM
Standardization
 
Description 169-184
Bauhinia vahlii has been reported for several medicinal properties, such as tyrosinase inhibitory, immunomodulatory and free radical scavenging activities. Bauhinia tomentosa and Bauhinia racemosa also possess anti-diabetic, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-obesity and antihyperlipidemic activities. Therefore, the correct identification of these plants is critically important. The aim was to investigate the comparative morpho-micrometric analysis of 3 species of Bauhinia belonging to the family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) by using conventional as well as scanning electron microscopy to support species identification. In B. racemosa, epidermal cells are polygonal with anticlinical walls; whereas wavy walled cells are found in B. tomentosa and B. vahlii. Anisocytic stomata are present in B. racemosa, while B. tomentosa shows the presence of paracytic stomata and anomocytic stomata in B. vahlii. Stomatal numbers and stomatal indices were found to be more in B. vahlii than B. tomentosa and B. racemosa. On the other hand, uniseriate, unicellular covering trichomes are found in B. racemosa and B. tomentosa but B. vahlii contains only uniseriate, multicellular covering trichomes. Based on these micromorphological features, a diagnostic key was developed for identification of the particular species which helps a lot in pharmaceutical botany, taxonomy and horticulture, in terms of species identification.
 
Date 2020-11-03T06:39:25Z
2020-11-03T06:39:25Z
2020-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55608
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. cl. (2015.01)- A61K 36/00, A61K 36/48
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.11(3) [September 2020]