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<p>The leaves of different species of the genus <italic>Artemisia</italic> show considerable inner and external structural diversity. This paper presents a comparative study of the micromorphological features of leaf surface for seven species from different regions of Ukraine: <italic>A. absinthium</italic> L., <italic>A. annua</italic> L., <italic>A. dracunculus</italic> L., <italic>A. marschalliana</italic> Spreng., <italic>A. vulgaris</italic> L., <italic>A. argyi</italic> H.Lév. &amp; Vaniot, and <italic>A. verlotiorum</italic> Lamotte. The vegetative organs of these plants have potentially significant value as medicinal raw materials. This study was carried out using both light and scanning electron microscopy. The main diagnostic characteristics for each species – in terms of form and structure of epidermal cells, stomata, and trichomes (glandular and non-glandular) – were described and illustrated. Using combinations of selected qualitative micromorphological characteristics of the investigated species of <italic>Artemisia,</italic> it is possible to detect the species identity of these raw materials.</p>
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The leaves of different species of the genus Artemisia show considerable inner and external structural diversity. This paper presents a comparative study of the micromorphological features of leaf surface for seven species from different regions of Ukraine: A. absinthium L., A. annua L., A. dracunculus L., A. marschalliana Spreng., A. vulgaris L., A. argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot, and A. verlotiorum Lamotte. The vegetative organs of these plants have potentially significant value as medicinal raw materials. This study was carried out using both light and scanning electron microscopy. The main diagnostic characteristics for each species – in terms of form and structure of epidermal cells, stomata, and trichomes (glandular and non-glandular) – were described and illustrated. Using combinations of selected qualitative micromorphological characteristics of the investigated species of Artemisia, it is possible to detect the species identity of these raw materials.

Diagnostic micromorphological features of leaf surface of selected species of the genus <italic>Artemisia</italic> L. (Asteraceae)

Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Pharmaceutical Faculty

Department of Systematics and Floristics of Vascular Plants

Hacquetia

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Diagnostic micromorphological features of leaf surface of selected species of the genus  L. (Asteraceae)

The leaves of different species of the genus Artemisia show considerable inner and external structural diversity. This paper presents a comparative study of...

Diagnostic micromorphological features of leaf surface of selected species of the genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae)

Published Online: Feb 07, 2023

Page range: 131 - 141

Received: Mar 03, 2022

Accepted: Jul 07, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2022-0012

Keywords
micromorphological features, leaves, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy

© 2022 Valentyna Minarchenko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diagnostic micromorphological features of leaf surface of selected species of the genus Artemisia L. (Asteraceae)

Published Online: Feb 07, 2023

Page range: 131 - 141

Received: Mar 03, 2022

Accepted: Jul 07, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2022-0012

Keywordsmicromorphological features, leaves, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy

© 2022 Valentyna Minarchenko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
micromorphological features, leaves, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy