As a very important plant resource, wood played varied and roles in the lives of ancient people. In present study, was discovered Yanghai cemetery Turpan Basin, which belonged to Subeixi culture (~1300BC–200AD). By using traditional classification techniques anatomy, four taxa wood, viz. Populus sp., Salix Picea as well Betula were identified. Woods Populus, Salix, mainly used for tomb construc...

While working in his garden in the spring of 1763, English clergyman Edward Stone was positive he had found a cure for malaria. Tasting the bark of a willow (Salix alba), Stone noticed a bitter flavor similar to that of fever tree (Cinchona spp.), the Peruvian plant used to make quinine. He reported his discovery to the Royal Society in London, recommending that willow be tested as an inexpensi...

Background Salix koreensisis native to Korea, Japan and China, is a deciduous broadleaved tall tree growing throughout Korea. This species is dioecius and planted along the streets and for landscaping. Along the rivers the species grows well reaching up to 20 meters in height. Trees bloom in April and fruits ripe in May. This study was carried out to investigate the genetic diversity of S. kore...

Trichomes are epidermal hairs found on the aerial surfaces of nearly all plants and in different species. They grow in different shapes and act as protectors against insects, microbes and herbivores. Trichomes vary in their morphology, distribution pattern on a given organ and in their histochemical images. Different trichome types were observed in the aerial parts of the two species of broomra...

The seeds of Luffa aegyptica Mill, locally known as "ghia torai" (family Cucurbitaceae), have earlier been studied for the saponin and sapogenin contents and found to contain a mixture of colourless saponins which on hydrolysis yields two acid and a neutral sapogenin. The acetates of the two acid genins melted at 266-268" and 176-181" while the neutral genin acetate melted at 262-264O.l The aci...