Laticifer Identification, Rubber Characterization, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Pergularia tomentosa Latex Extract

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Photographs of latex exudation from vegetative aerial parts of Pergularia tomentosa. (a) Profuse latex exudation in stem (GX 10). (b) Latex exudation in stem (GX 10). (c) Detail of laticifers at stem level (GX 40). (d) Profuse latex exudation in petiole (GX 10). (e) Sectioned leaf showing latex droplets (GX 0).

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