Keywords
scanning electron microscopy
anatomy
bamboo
Poaceae
Dendrocalamus giganteus
ultraestructura
microscopia electrónica de barrido
anatomía
bambú
Poaceae
Dendrocalamus giganteus
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Abstract
Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the biggest, strongest and most used bamboos. An ultrastructural analysis of samples from a Costa Rican population showed that there are three forms of cuticular wax accumulations, shaped like ceric papillae. In the abaxial zone of the leaf lamina there are square structures composed by two silica cells in the boundaries and double ceric papillae in the lateral parts; in the center there are spherical papillae. These structures are unique for this species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54(Suppl. 2): 59-63. Epub 2006 Dec. 01.References
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