Pharmacobotany II. Practice 2
Phylum: SPERMATOPHYTA Subph.: CONIFEROPHYTINA (CONIFERS) Familia: Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo family
Ginkgo biloba – ginkgo / maidenhair tree
Ginkgo biloba ginkgo ginkgetin, ginkgolide stimulates blood circulation in brain
Ginkgo and Zsolnay
Classis: CONIFEROPSIDA Familia: Cupressaceae Cypress family
Biota orientalis oriental arborvitae Subf.: Thujoideae
Biota orientalis – oriental arborvitae essential oil, ! contact dermatitis, allergy
Thuja occidentalis eastern arborvitae
Classis: CONIFEROPSIDA Ordo: Coniferales (Pinales) Familia: Abietaceae (Pinaceae) – Pine family
Pinus sylvestris – Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris inflorescences male/staminate female/pistillate essential oil, resin, shoot tips, leaves
Pinus sylvestris - saccate pollen pollen saccus
Pinus sylvestris : resin duct
Pinus nigra – European black pine
Pinus nigra saccate pollen
Pinus nigra needle cross-section shizogenous resin duct vascular bundle xeromorphic stoma
GYMNOSPERMSANGIOSPERMS Stem: woodyherbaceous or woody Homoxylous wood: only tracheids Heteroxylous wood: tracheids + tracheas Phloem: sieve cellssieve tubes Flowers: separate male/staminate and female/pistillate flowers usually bisexual (staminate and pistillate structures in 1 flower) Perianth: often reduced or missing calyx + corolla OR perigonium (tepals) Pollination: by windby insects (birds, bats etc.) Pollen deposited on ovuledeposited on stigma Nutritive tissue: endospermendosperm + cotyledons Cotyledons: variable (2-24)1 (monocots) or 2 (dicots)
Subphylum: ANGIOSPERMATOPHYTINA Angiosperms Classis: I. Dicotyledonopsida II. Monocotyledonopsida
Classis: I. Dicotyledonopsida Ranunculaceae - buttercup family
Ranunculaceae Flower: Ca 5 Co 5 A G Ca = calyx Co = corolla A = androeceum G = gynoeceum → fruit: aggregate of achenes P 3+3 A G P = perigonium
Clematis vitalba old man's beard
protoanemonin Fruit: aggregate of achenes Clematis vitalba
leaf Palisad parenchyma 2. Spongious parenchyma
Ficaria verna lesser celandine
Ficaria verna root rhizodermis cortex stele with vascular elements
Familia: Helleboraceae Hellebore family Fruit: aggregate of follicles Helleborus sp.: bufadienolide type cardiac glycosides
Helleborus odorus fragrant hellebore
© Hatvani Helleborus odorus aggregate of follicles
Consolida regalis larkspur
Caltha palustris marsh marigold
Nigella damascena
Ordo: Aristolochiales Familia: Aristolochiaceae Birthwort family aristolochic acid previously: immune stimulant, ! carcinogenic
Aristolochia clematitis European birthwort
Aristolochia clematitis – European birthwort zigomorphic flowers
Aristolochia clematitis
Aristolochia stem
Aristolochia vascular bundle collateral open bundle
© Papp ( Asarum europaeum - European wild ginger
Asarum europaeum stem
Asarum europaeum European wild ginger Populations: chemical composition of essential oil differs: proportion of phenylpropans and sesquiterpenes chemical varieties = chemovarietas