02031nas a2200217 4500008004100000245009300041210006900134260001300203300001200216490000700228520137200235653001201607653001801619653001901637653002101656653001501677100002901692700002801721700002901749856003501778 2019 eng d00aAnatomical and Histochemical Characterization of Leaves of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem0 aAnatomical and Histochemical Characterization of Leaves of Luffa cMay 2019 a511-5140 v113 a

Background: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. (Cucurbitaceae) is an herbaceous plant used for food as compose salads and do sweets and also used in traditional medicine as treat parasitic infections and intestinal diseases. Although this information, there are not many relates about anatomic characters for use in your quality control. Objective: The aim was investigating the anatomical characters of petiole and leaf blade and characterizing the metabolites in the leaf blade of L. cylindrica. Materials and Methods: Semipermanent histological slides were prepared for analysis of petiole and leaf blade in optical microscopy. Histochemical tests were also performed in the leaf blade. Results: The anatomical study revealed information about the type of trichomes, cuticle, vascular bundles and arrangement of the tissues that determine the botanical identity of this species. It was also identifying, for the first time, the presence of two types of trichomes in both of leaf blades faces. The histochemistry allowed determining which metabolites are in the leaf blade and also their location. Conclusion: The study described new characters for L. cylindrica and the results provide support to quality control of the species.

10aAnatomy10aCucurbitaceae10aHistochemistry10aLuffa cylindrica10amicroscopy1 aVieira, Laís, Emanuelle1 aSá, Rafaela, Damasceno1 aRandau, Karina, Perrelli uhttps://phcogj.com/article/883