Serenoa repens (fruit)

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=Introduction=
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''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (URLGOESHERE, retrieved 02/27/2012).''
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''Serenoa repens'', commonly known as saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus ''Serenoa''. It has been known by a number of synonyms, including ''Sabal serrulatum'', under which name it still often appears in alternative medicine. It is a small palm, normally reaching a height of around 2–4 m (3–6 ft). Its trunk is sprawling, and it grows in clumps or dense thickets in sandy coastal lands or as undergrowth in pine woods or hardwood hammocks. Erect stems or trunks are rarely produced but are found in some populations. It is endemic to the southeastern United States, most commonly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains, but also as far inland as southern Arkansas. It is a hearty plant; extremely slow growing, and long lived, with some plants, especially in Florida where it is known as simply the palmetto, possibly being as old as 500–700 years.
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Saw palmetto is a fan palm, with the leaves that have a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of about 20 leaflets. The petiole is armed with fine, sharp teeth or spines that give the species its common name. The teeth or spines are easily capable of breaking the skin, and protection should be worn when working around a Saw Palmetto. The leaves are light green inland, and silvery-white in coastal regions. The leaves are 1–2 m in length, the leaflets 50–100 cm long. They are similar to the leaves of the palmettos of genus Sabal. The flowers are yellowish-white, about 5 mm across, produced in dense compound panicles up to 60 cm long. The fruit is a large reddish-black drupe and is an important food source for wildlife and historically for humans. The plant is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species such as ''Batrachedra decoctor'', which feeds exclusively on the plant. This plant is also edible to human beings, but the more green it is the more bitter tasting it would be.
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
  
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The generic name honors American botanist Sereno Watson.
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             | caption1=Endocarp showing numerous small pits observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
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             | description=Cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the endocarp showing numerous small pits and the cells of the sarcocarp filled with reddish brown pigment when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | caption2=Cells of the sarcocarp filled with reddish brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | characteristics=cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the endocarp showing numerous small pits and the cells of the sarcocarp filled with reddish brown pigment when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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          |caption1= Endocarp showing numerous small pits observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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Revision as of 19:52, 18 February 2014

Contents

Nomenclature

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Descriptions

Microscopic Characteristics

Endocarp showing numerous small pits observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.

Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [1]
AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg


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Saw Palmetto.jpg
Endocarp showing numerous small pits observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com [2]

Saw Palmetto-1.jpg
Cells of the sarcocarp filled with reddish brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com [3]

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