ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To identify the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of Chloranthus henryi and provide a basis for establishing its quality standard. METHODS: The plants were identified by original plant, macroscopic and microscopic identification. RESULTS: The radical vascular bundle of Chloranthus henryi was primary xylem tetrarch. The secretory canals dispersed in cortex. The vascular bundle in rhizome was amphivasal bundle, stone cell scattered in cortex, and there were solitary crystals in the core parenchyma cell. Several vascular bundles in caudex were connected like a circel by interfascicular fibers. Meanwhile, two vascular bundles lay in main vein, like a converse Chinese letter eight. CONCLUSION: This paper reports the microscopic characteristics of Chloranthus henryi. It provides a basis for the quality standard of Chloranthus henryi.
