Claim · model-written summary
Epidermal cells vary in outline.
- Taxon
- RhizophoraceaeRhizophoraceaet0
- Outcome
- epidermisese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“The epidermises are composed of variously shaped cells which, in surface view, range in outline from triangular, rectangular to more commonly hexagonal, polygonal and irregular.”
t0“Rhizophoraceae”
Title
Taxonomic significance of epidermal morphology in Nigerian Rhizophoraceae
J. D. OLOWOKUDEJO; T. E. OBI-OSANG Acta Botanica Neerlandica 1993. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1993.tb00677.x
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