Abstract

BOTANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PARKIA ROXBURGHII G. DON AND PARKIA BIGLOBOSA (JACQ.) BENTH CULTIVATED IN EGYPT.

Engy M. Ahmed*, Zeinab A. Kandil, Reda A. Sallam, Soad H.Tadros and
Mostafa A. Abdel Kawy

Abstract

The macro-and micromorphological characterizations of the stem, stem bark and leaf of Parkia roxburghii G.Don. and P. biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth cultivated in Egypt were presented, with the aim of their identification in both entire and powdered forms. Paracytic stomata of the epidermal cells, numerous non-glandular short unicellular trichomes covered with warty cuticle, prisms of calcium oxalate, crystal sheath and tannin cells were found to be the diagnostic elements of both the young stems and leaves of the two species, while thick lignified pitted-walls sclerides of variable shapes and sizes were diagnostic elements of the stem bark of the two species.

Keywords: Macromorphological, micromorphological, Parkia roxburghii G.Don., Parkia biglobosa, (Jacq.) Benth.