[Microscopic identification of beimu grown in Yunnan province]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1997 Dec;22(12):716-9, 763.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

This paper deals with the microscopic identification of the bulbs of 5 Fritillaria species from Yunnan Province, namely: F. cirrhosa, F. cirrhosa var. purpurea, F. cirrhosa var. viridiflava, F. delavayi and F. crassicaulis. Based on the shape, size, hilum and striation of the starch grain and the cuticular veins of the upper epidermis cell of the scales, these species could be distinguished obviously.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Liliaceae / anatomy & histology*
  • Liliaceae / classification
  • Plants, Medicinal / anatomy & histology*
  • Plants, Medicinal / classification