TY - JOUR AU - Thanh Ha Tuan, Nguyen AU - Hong Hai, Nguyen AU - Cong Bang, Nguyen AU - Thi Hai Yen, Nguyen AU - Thi Thu Hang, Nguyen AU - Thi Ha Van, Quach PY - 2021/03/10 TI - Botanical Characteristics of Balanophora (Balanophoraceae) JF - VNU Journal of Science: Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Vol 37 No 1DO - 10.25073/2588-1132/vnumps.4270 KW - N2 - This study describes and systemizes data on morphology, microscopy characteristics of Balanophora sp. collected from Cao Bang province (Vietnam) . The study results show that the studied Balanophora had the botanical characteristics similar to those of Balanophora indica (Arnott) Griff in the family Balanophoraceae. The results helped build a relatively complete data set on the species’ anatomy and micro-anatomy characteristics of roots, leaves, whole-plant medicinal powder, and contributed to the completion of the monograph on the Balanophora indica (Arnott) Griff in the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia. Keywords Balanophora, balanophoraceae, morphological, microscopy. References [1] Ministry of Health. Vietnam Pharmacopoeia V, 2017, PL12.18 (in Vietnamese). [2] P.H. Hộ. All Illustrated Flora of Vietnam J. Tre, Ho Chi Minh (2003) 140 (in Vietnamese), [3] D.H. Bich, Medicinal Plants and Animals in Vietnam Science and Technics Publishing House, National Institue of Medicinal Materials 1 (2002) 555 (in Vietnamese), [4] X. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Qiao, R. Cheng, B. Liu and G. Shel, Phytochemicals and biological studies of plants from the genus Balanophora, Chemistry Central Journal (2012) 6-79.         UR - https://js.vnu.edu.vn/MPS/article/view/4270