Species Shape of long-cells between veins Short cells Place that stomata present Number of stomata under 20× microscopic ocular Length/width of stomata) Shape of subsidiary cells Place that papilleas present Shape of guard cells
C. amuricus Maxim. Long-tubular, simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 or 3 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 3 1.27 Dome-shaped Over the veins Both sides not obviously thicker
C. cuspidatus H.B.K. Long-tubular, simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 or 3 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 7 1.06 Dome-shaped Over the veins Both sides obviously thicker
C. rotundus L. Long-tubular, simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 or 3 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 4 1.33 Dome-shaped Over the veins Both sides obviously thicker
C. glomeratus L. Short-tubular to long-tubular, simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 5 1.56 Dome-shaped Over the veins Both sides not obviously thicker
C. iria L. Short-tubular to long-tubular, simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 or 3 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 2 1.06 Dome-shaped Over the veins Both sides not obviously thicker
C. compressus L. Short-tubular, rarely sub-terragonal, deeply simuous Absent Close to the leaf veins (2 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 5 1.66 Dome-shaped to triangular Over the veins Both sides obviously thicker
C. difformis L. Short-tubular, rarely sub-terragonal, deeply simuous Absent Between the leaf veins (3 or 4 rows of cells from the leaf veins) 7 0.99 Dome-shaped to triangular Over the veins Both sides obviously thicker
Table 3: The comparison of the main micro-morphology characters of leaf abaxial epidermis of 7 species of Cyperus.