Pollen Pictorial of Some Medicinal Plants from Pakistan

In present account an effort was made to identify some important medicinal plants with particular emphasis to their pollen pictorial. In total of 7 species including Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult., Calotropis procera (Willd.) R. Br. I. c., Periploca aphylla Dcne., Eremostachys vicaryi Benth. ex Hook. f., In Jacq., Salvia moorcroftiana Wall. ex Bth. Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, and Viola stocksii Boiss. were studied. Macrophotography of plants were done in field by using Sony Digital Camera whereas microphotography of pollen was done in EM laboratory Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. This pictorial is considered to be useful in correct identification of these precious medicinal plant species for future and related research work