Medicago sativa (leaf)

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{{nomenclature | binomial=Medicago sativa
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{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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|family=Fabaceae
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            | source=MOBOT, Tropicos.org
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            | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 26 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100136132>
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| companyURL2=http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000226899
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| source2=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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| image3=Medicago sativa Kew barcode=K001122610 708349.jpg
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| source3=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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       | caption1=Long unicellular trichome showing warted exine observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
       | caption1=Long unicellular trichome showing warted exine observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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      | description= Alfalfa (leaf) (''Medicago sativa'')
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       | caption2=Prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
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Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Pharmaceuticals, Costa Mesa, CA.
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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.
 
             | reference=Phytochemical Methods, Harborne, J.B., 1998, p. 198
 
             | reference=Phytochemical Methods, Harborne, J.B., 1998, p. 198
 
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 26 May 2015

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Contents

Nomenclature

Medicago sativa L.   Fabaceae  
Standardized common name (English): alfalfa

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Medicago sativa Tropicos 100136132 (S).jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

Medicago sativa Kew barcode=K000226899 16978.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]

Medicago sativa Kew barcode=K001122610 708349.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[3]


Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

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PlantaPhile - 116.jpg
Source: PlantaPhile[4]

PlantaPhile - 3044.jpg
Source: PlantaPhile[5]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Alfalfa Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Long unicellular trichome showing warted exine observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[6]

Alfalfa-1 Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[7]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

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Medicago sativa L. HPTLC ID - Ninhydrin Reagent, Visible Light

Alfalfa (leaf) (Medicago sativa L.)

Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

  1. 1 μL Arginine ~0.1% in CH3OH
  2. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (leaf)
  3. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (herb)
  4. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (leaf)
  5. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (leaf)
  6. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (leaf)
  7. 3 μL ‘‘Medicago sativa’’ L. (leaf)
  8. 3 μL Canavanine ~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 n-butanol: pyridine: AcCOOH: H2O [5/1.25/1.25/2] 

Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr. 

Detection Method Ninhydrin Reagent -> visible light 

Reference see Phytochemical Methods, Harborne, J.B., 1998, p. 198


Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [8]


Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100136132
  2. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000226899
  3. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001122610
  4. ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  5. ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  6. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  7. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  8. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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