Manihot esculenta (root)

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Nomenclature

Manihot esculenta Crantz   Euphorbiaceae  
Syn. Janipha manihot (L.) Kunth; Jatropha manihot L.  
Standardized common name (English): cassava

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

Starch granules of various sizes from 5-30 µm in diameter rounded and sub spherical observed with an irregularly stellate cleft at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.

Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [1]

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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.Alkemist.com
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