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| Figure 3: Microscopy of C. ternatea blue variety. A: T.S. Root, B: T.S. Stem, C; D: T.S. Leaf E: Leaf surface and F: Powder and their structures a: cork cells, b: simple trichomes, glandular c: trichome, d: pericyclic fibres, e: bundle of fibers, f: vessel, g: prismatic crystals of calcium oxelate. Abbreviations: ck, cork; ct, cortex; gt, glandular trichome; lepi, lower epidermis; mr, medullary rays p, pith; pal, palisade layer; ph, phloem; sm, spongy mesophyll; uepi, upper epidermis; v, vessels; xy, xylem. |