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

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Manihot esculenta - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
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]

Manihot esculenta-1 - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Starch granules of various sizes from 5-30 µm in diameter rounded and sub spherical seen under polarized light showing a linear hilum at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

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