Morphological and anatomical diagnostic features of Aristolochia clematitis L. herb.

Abstract

Diagnostic features of Aristolochia clematitis L. herb were established as an obligatory element for standardization of medicinal plant raw materials. They are as follows: stems are cylindrical, unbranched, leaves are simple, petiolar, leaf blade is entire, broadly ovate to rounded-triangular. Leaf base is deeply reniform, tip - pointy concave. Leaf epidermis cells tortuous, stomata of anomocytic type, glands with essential oil are present. The stem and petiole have fascicles of open collateral type.