A HISTO-ANATOMICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY ON STACHYS SIEBOLDII MIQ. IN CONVENTIONAL AND IN VITRO CULTURES

  • Daniel-Ioan Maftei
    “Ion Borcea” Natural Sciences Museum Complex, Bacău, Aleea Parcului 9, 600033, Romania
    daniel_ioan_maftei@yahoo.com
  • Diana-Elena Maftei
    University „Vasile Alecsandri” of Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology and Environment Protection, Marasesti Street, no. 157, Romania
    diana.maftei@ub.ro
  • Constantin Toma
    University ”Al.I. Cuza”, Iaşi, B-dul Carol I, no. 20A, Romania
    ctoma@uaic.ro

Abstract

Stachys sieboldii Miq. (the Chinese
artichoke) is a herbaceous perennial plant of the
Lamiaceae family used as an edible plant (its
tuber is grown as a root vegetable). This species
is also used to cure high fever, diarrhoea, sore
throats, internal bleeding, heart and liver diseases.
This present paper comprises a comparative histoanatomical
study effected on individuals of
Stachys sieboldii Miq. provided by conventional
and in vitro cultures.

Cuvinte cheie

Stachys sieboldii histo-anatomical in vitro