MACROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY OF THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICINAL PLANT ARTHROPHYTUM LONGIBRACTEATUM

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https://doi.org/10.26577/bb20251053
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Keywords:

Arthrophytum longibracteatum Eug.Kor., halophytes, calcium oxalate druses, microtechnique, scleromorphosis.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a detailed study on the anatomical structure of the leaves of the medicinal plant Arthrophytum longibracteatum Eug.Kor., which grows in the foothills of the Boguty Mountains. Arthrophytum longibracteatum is a halophytic plant and a perennial semi-shrub belonging to the family Chenopodiaceae Less. The species was first described by the Russian botanist M.E. Korovin in 1935. Arthrophytum longibracteatum plays an important role as a soil-stabilizing plant, reducing wind erosion. The study was carried out using macro- and microscopic methods, in accordance with the requirements of the Pharmacopoeia of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The assimilative tissue of the leaves is characterized by an isolateral-palisade type of structure. Palisade cells responsible for photosynthesis are arranged in a single layer. On both the upper and lower epidermis of the leaves, paracytic-type stomata were identified, ensuring gas exchange between the plant and the surrounding environment. 

Author Biographies

А.Е. Nurmanbek , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Nurmanbek A.E. – 1st-year PhD student of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University; Quality Assurance Methodologist at the Kazakhstan-Russian Medical University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, e-mail: aydyn.nurmanbek@gmail.com)

N.Z. Akhtayeva , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Akhtaeva N.Z. – Professor of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, e-mail: akhtaeva@mail.ru)

L.N. Kiyekbayeva , Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kiyekbayeva L.N. – Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan; lashynk@mail.ru)

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Nurmanbek А. ., Akhtayeva Н., & Kiyekbayeva Л. (2025). MACROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY OF THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICINAL PLANT ARTHROPHYTUM LONGIBRACTEATUM. Experimental Biology, 105(4), 26–36. https://doi.org/10.26577/bb20251053