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Biological and mycobiota characters of some medicinal plants from Yemen
Author(s) -
Naggar S. M. El,
Sallam A. M. H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.200911115
Subject(s) - mycobiota , biology , botany , senna , pollen , withania somnifera , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Morphological, palynological and mycobiota characters of five wild medicinal plants from Yemen: Senna italica Mill. (Caesalpiniaceae), Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae), Commicarpus grandiflorus (A.Rich.) Standl. (Nyctaginaceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. (Euphorbiaceae) and Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A.Mey. (Asteraceae) have been investigated. Twenty one different fungal species were collected and identified from the leaf surfaces and anther/pollen of the studied medicinal plants. These fungal species represent eight genera on the leaf surfaces and ten genera on the anther/ pollen, respectively. The fungal spectra on leaf surfaces of Senna italica and Acalypha fruticosa were the widest spectra, while this spectrum on the leaves of Withania somnifera was the narrowest one. On the other hand the rugulate pollen of Acalypha fruticosa had the widest spectrum of fungi, while the rugulate or micro‐reticulate pollen of Senna italica had the narrowest one. Members of the fungal genera: Aspergillus , Penicillium and Fusarium were the most frequent taxa on both substratum of the studied medicinal plant species. Some fungal species were restricted to only one substratum (leaf surface or anther/pollen), some others were common. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)