Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00087221 Leptochloa dubia

First Collector L. Rainville
Collection Date 1941-09-22
Country USA
Province Arizona
Latitude 31.775279999999999
Longitude -110.723060000000004
Altitude 1615
Habitat Santa Rita Mts. Thurber Ranch

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline wavy. Culm center filled. No visual difference between epidermis cells and sclerenchyma cells. Continuous peripheral sclerenchymatic belt. Large vascular bundles in one row. Small vascular bundles integrated in the sclerenchym

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline with rips. Epdermis lignified. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Vascular bundles surrounded by cells with atypical shape. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.

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