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Eucalyptus saligna Sm., Myrtaceae, commonly known as Sydney blue gum, is often confused with several other species in the genus. The leaf volatile oils of the species have been reported to have antimicrobial, insecticidal, nematicidal, repellent and cytotoxicity properties. The present work provides anatomy as well as volatile oil chemistry of the species collected from South Brazil. The anatomy and histochemistry of the leaves and stems were investigated by light and scanning electron microscopy, and the leaf and stem volatile oils were analyzed by GC-MS. Amphistomatic leaves, anomocytic stomata, presence of papillae and epicuticular waxes, slightly biconvex midrib with a bicollateral vascular bundle in open arc and two dorsal traces, secretory cavities, calcium oxalate druses and prismatic crystals, rounded petiole with a bicollateral vascular bundle in open arc with invaginated ends and rounded stem with sclerenchyma abutting the internal and external phloem are observed in this species. The main components of the volatile oil were p-cymene (28.90%) and cryptone (17.92%). These characteristics can help in the identification and quality control of E. saligna.
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CCS and AVGO collected the plant and carried out the laboratory work. TBF identified the plant material. BHLNSM and EKM performed GC-MS analysis. VR and IAK provided critical reading and insightful recommendations of the manuscript. JMB and PVF created the project. JMB supervised the laboratory work and wrote the manuscript. All the authors have read the final manuscript and approved the submission.
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Saulle, C.C., Raman, V., Oliveira, A.V.G. et al. Anatomy and volatile oil chemistry of Eucalyptus saligna cultivated in South Brazil. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 28, 125–134 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2018.03.001
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