Abstract:Background and aim: Plukenetia conophora Mull. Arg. (African walnut) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Thesignificance of wood anatomy in relation to taxonomy is by no means new or recent. Aim: The work evaluates theanatomy of the leaf, stem, root and the nutritional values of the leaves of Plukenetia conophora. Methodology: Leafepidermal strips were made by Impression technique and all sectionings (TS, TLS and RLS) were made with Reichertsliding microtome. Standard stains were used to differentiate the tis… Show more
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