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BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 62, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
INST TECNOLOGIA PARANA
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4324-2019180231
Keywords
forest species; new methodology; leaf anatomy; essential oil; secretory cavities
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- CESAM [UID/AMB/50017/2019]
- FCT/MCTES
- FEDER, within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement
- FEDER, within the Compete 2020
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Nectandra megapotamica (Spreng.) Mez. it is a native tree species of the Atlantic Forest, commonly known as canela-preta. The species has some anti-inflammatory, antitumor and antirheumatic properties among others. In this work the use of frozen plant material for microscopy analysis was tested. In addition, the leaf morpho-anatomy of the species was characterized which allowed to perform a structural description and to identify structures of secretion and storage of essential oil. The plant material was prepared for analyzes in optical, fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. The leaf anatomy shows glabrous epidermis, unistratified, paracytic stomata, absence of trichomes, polyhedral epidermal cells. Some typical family characteristics were observed as a closed arc-shaped bicollateral bundle vascular system and dorsiventral mesophyll. The structures of secretion and storage of essential oil were identified as secretory cavities.
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