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Planta Med 1974; 26(7): 254-259
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1099384
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THE DIFFERENTIATION OF RAUWOLFIA MACROPHYLLA

William E. Court
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14 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

The roots of the three commonest African Rauwolfia trees, R. caffra, R. macrophylla and R. vomitoria can be differentiated by careful investigation of sclereid development, by cork cell determinations and by vessel diameter index methods.