TY  - EJOU
AU  - Abdel-Hameed, Usama K 

TI  - Delimitation of <i>Azadirachta indica</i> A. Juss. from <i>Melia azedarach</i> L. (Meliaceae Juss.) based on leaf morphology
T2  - Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

PY  - 2014
VL  - 83
IS  - all
SN  - 1851-5657

AB  - In Egypt there are two different species that are commercially marketed under the same trade name of Neem: one is <i>Azadirachta indica</i> A. Juss., and the other is <i>Melia azedarach</i> L. In this paper, leaf morphological characters (e.g., lamina architecture, stomatography, petiole and blade micromorphology) of both taxa were described and illustrated to aid in the identification and differentiation between the two misidentified taxa. The obtained results concluded that leaf morpho-anatomical characters will not only provide criteria for their correct taxonomic authentication, but would also serve as future standard data for the quality assessment of the pharmaceutical preparation of botanical drugs.
KW  - Morphology
KW  -  Leaf architecture
KW  -  Stomatography
KW  -  <i>Azadirachta indica
KW  -  Melia azedarach</i>
KW  -  Meliaceae

DO  - 10.32604/phyton.2014.83.363