Scientific Study

Histología de la Maca, Lepidium meyenii Walpers (Brassicaceae)

Published by: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) 20/06/2003

A scientific note examining the histology of the underground storage organ and leaves of yellow maca from Junín. It describes a transition between a lignified secondary root and a reduced primary stem, along with cortical vascular bundles, a suberized cortical lining, and conical unicellular trichomes. This is a botanical and anatomical study, not a clinical trial.

Key Topics

Plant histology · Underground storage organ · Yellow maca · Junín · Brassicaceae · Botanical anatomy

Citation authors: Manuel Marín-Bravo
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