Macro- and micromorphological study of Salvia hispanica L. cultivated in Egypt

Abstract

The macro- and micro-morphological characters of leaf, petiole, stem, calyx, corolla, androecium, gynoecium, seed and  root of Salvia hispanica L. are presented with their diagnostic elements by which the plant can be easily identified in  both entire and powdered form. The fascinating thing during the current research is the determination of the presence  of different types of non-glandular and glandular trichomes in different organs, also the epidermal cells of leaves and  seeds contain mucilage content, the stem contains pericyclic fibers and the root is covered by metaderm layer.