Microscopic Characters and Phytochemical screening of Pandanus candelabrum (P. Beauv., Pandanaceae) Leaves
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Microscopy and phytochemical screening of the leaves of Pandanus candelabrum were studied. Microscopical examination of the leaves showed paracytic stomata which are more numerous on the lower surface with prisms of calcium oxalate cystals. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the 80 % ethanol extract of the leaves revealed the presence of anthraquinones, saponins and traces of tannins and alkaloids.
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