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PRELIMINARY HISTO-ANATOMICAL RESEARCH ON RHODIOLA ROSEA L. IN CONVENTIONAL AND IN VITRO CULTURES


DANIEL-IOAN MAFTEI 1, DIANA-ELENA MAFTEI 2
1. ’Ion Borcea’ Natural Sciences Museum Complex of Bacău, e-mail: daniel_ioan_maftei@yahoo.com;
2. ’Vasile Alecsandri’ University of Bacău, Faculty of Science, e-mail: diana.maftei@ub.ro.

Issue:

SCSB, Number 1, Volume XXVII

Section:

Volume 27, No. 1

Abstract:

Rhodiola species are well-known and used by the traditional Tibetan medicine for over 1000 years [9]. LINNÉ stated (in his works from 1748 and 1749) that R. rosea is used as an astringent and also to cure hernia, leuchorrea, hysteria and head aches [12]. Rhodiola rosea L. was thoroughly studied from the pharmaceutical viewpoint, though the histo-anatomical research is scarce. This is the reason for the species was not included in the histo-anatomical treaties or specialty papers. In view of evincing the histo-anatomical structure of Rhodiola rosea L., cross sections were effected through roots, rhizomes, stems and leaves. The comparative research was effected on plants in their native habitat (Ceahlău mountains), and on plantlets provided in vitro. The Rhodiola rosea L. plants regenerated in vitro displayed, after acclimatization and cultivation in their native environment, an anatomical structure similar to the plants from spontaneous flora, their physiological activity being normal [2, 3, 4, 18].

Keywords:

Rhodiola rosea, histo-anatomical, in vitro, conventional cultures.

Code [ID]:

SCSB201801V27S01A0008 [0004874]

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