Recently I received this herb dug out from forest of Malaysia, the herb has root like structure, it does not has flower, fruits, leaves and stems. It can only be found by natives who know well the forest, thus I think this herb was not identified before. I had consulted a few laboratories and universities, but they can't identify the herb.
Hence I would like to ask is there any botanist know what is this herb.
Thank you.
The whole herb looks like root and it is underground, it does not flowers, no stems, no leaves.
Even ginseng has leaves and stem.
Is there any botanist I can refer to ? Malaysia or overseas botanist are welcomed, we would like to identify the herb before further study.
Or any experienced personnel that might know this herb's name, could you share the name to us?
I really appreciate any help I can get.
Thank you
@ Ooi Yan Jie
It is very difficult for any botanist/plant taxonomist to identify a plant from this type of image.
Thanks!
Dear, Ooi Yan Jie ,,
I affiliate my voice to Dr. Arvind..
Its very difficult for any taxonomist to identify a plant from unclear or inconspicuous pictures such as the above individual picture.
You must provide us many clear pictures for leaves, flowers, seeds and whole plants to facilitate the identification.
With regards
Thank you Dr. Anudip Gogoi for the constructive advice.
Thank you all for responding to my post, perhaps I would like to clarify some statements I received.
I know it is difficult to identify the herb just by picture, but this is the only sample I have. It does not flowers and do not have leaves like other plant, which makes it very difficult to identify at the moment.
Hence I would like to know is there anyone seen this kind of herb before, and is there any professional body I may refer to.
Thank you.
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