
The anatomical features of leaves, fruits and seeds of Sapindus saponaria L., a species used in the combat of ulcers and skin diseases, are described. Samples from fresh and fixed material are analyzed for taxonomic and pharmacognostical studies. Anatomical description was undertaken by the analysis of semi-permanent and permanent slides made with different sections of leaves and fruits stained with safranin and astra blue. Compound leaves present leaflets with acuminate apex and asymmetric base, glabrate in the adaxial and pubescent in abaxial surface. Druses and prismatic crystals occur in the dorsiventral mesophyll. Fruit is an indehiscent schizocarp, which has up to three developed mericarps. The exocarp is constituted by isodiametric cells with thick cuticle and many lenticels. The parenchymatic mesocarp presents secretory cavities and idioblasts which contain druses and prismatic crystals. The endocarp is constituted by lignified fibers with diagonal orientation. Seeds are bitegumented, exotestal and exalbuminous. In dried and ground leaves and fruits the following may be enhanced: fragments of adaxial and abaxial surface of the epidermis with complete trichomes, parenchymatic mesophyll, pericarp, druses and prismatic crystals
A anatomia das folhas, frutos e sementes de Sapindus saponaria L., espécie utilizada no combate a úlceras e inflamações da pele, foi estudada utilizando-se material fresco e fixado, com a finalidade de subsidiar estudos taxonômicos e farmacobotânicos. Analisaram-se cortes em diferentes planos, obtidos à mão livre ou com micrótomo, em lâminas semipermanentes e permanentes, corados com safrablau. As folhas compostas, apresentam folíolos de ápice acuminado e base assimétrica, glabros na face superior e pubescentes na inferior. Drusas e cristais prismáticos ocorrem no mesofilo dorsiventral. O fruto é esquizocarpo indeiscente com até três mericarpos desenvolvidos. O exocarpo apresenta células isodiamétricas com cutícula espessa e muitas lenticelas. No mesocarpo parenquimático encontram-se cavidades secretoras, idioblastos cristalíferos contendo drusas e cristais prismáticos. O endocarpo é constituído por fibras lignificadas, dispostas em diagonal. As sementes são bitegumentadas, exotestais, e exalbuminosas. Nas folhas e frutos secos e triturados (droga) destacam-se: fragmentos das faces adaxial e abaxial da epiderme com tricomas íntegros, do mesofilo parenquimático, do pericarpo e drusas e cristais prismáticos
Sapindaceae, 2.00.00.00-6 Ciências Biológicas, folhas, sementes, Anatomia, frutos, Sapindus
Sapindaceae, 2.00.00.00-6 Ciências Biológicas, folhas, sementes, Anatomia, frutos, Sapindus
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