Moya ME1,2, AA Galussi1,2, N Sattler2, MS Fontana2, YG Gillij1,2
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 231-235, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.231
Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the anatomy
of stems and roots of Mnesithea selloana. Free hand cross sections
were made from fresh material of reproductive stems and adventitious
roots; they were colored with safranin and mounted on glycerin
jelly. Observations were made using an Olympus CH2 light microscope
and photographed. In cross section, the stems were circular
towards the distal end of the synflorescence and semicircular toward
the proximal end, and have two ribs. A uniseriate, continuous
epidermis presenting a smooth and thick cuticle and no hairs was
observed. Parenchyma cells increased in… More >