Triticum aestivum (leaf)

Nomenclature

Triticum aestivum L.   Poeceae  
Standardized common name (English): wheat

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org

Microscopic Characteristics

Unicellular thick walled tapering trichome observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories	Epidermis showing long thin stomata observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Triticum aestivum HPTLC ID - Vanillin/H2SO4 Reagent -> 110° C 5 min -> UV 365 nm Wheat grass (grass) (Triticum aestivum) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 3 μL Aescin~0.1% in CH3OH 2 μL Triticum aestivum-1 (grass) 4 μL Triticum aestivum-1 (grass) 3 μL Triticum aestivum-2 (grass) 3 μL Triticum aestivum-2 (grass) 3 μL Triticum aestivum-3 (grass) 3 μL Triticum aestivum-4 (grass) 3 μL Aescin~0.1% in CH3OH Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA.  Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates  Mobile Phase chloroform: methanol: water [6.4/5/1]  Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr  Detection Method Vanillin/H2SO4 Reagent -> 110° C 5 min -> UV 365 nm  Reference see Method Developed by Alkemists Laboratories Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories