Micro-morphological properties and phytochemical constituents of Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev. and Terminalia catappa Linn

This work is set to investigate the micro-morphological characteristics and phytochemical constituents of Termina liacatappa and Terminalia ivorensis, members of the family Combretaceae. Teriminalia catappa has two varieties: the red fruit and the yellow fruit varieties. The epidermal study revealed amphistomatic with anomocytic stomatal type in all three types investigated. These Terminalia species have relatively same phytochemical composition, however Termina liacatappa (yellow fruit variety) has the highest flavonoid concentration on the stem bark, hence a good source of anti-oxidant for therapeutic purpose in tradomedicine.