Claim · model-written summary
Abnormally stained cells occurred in roots, stems, and leaves.
- Taxon
- Portulacaria afra
Portulacaria afrat0
- Outcome
- abnormal cells dyed into red-brown or dark-greye0
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Verbatim
e0“There were abnormal cells dyed into red-brown or dark-grey in roots,stems and leaves.”
t0“Portulacaria afra”
Title
Study on Anatomical Structure of Vegetative Organs of Portulacaria afra
Xiaoyun Zhou Northern Horticulture 2013
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Roots and stems showed secondary growth, producing periderm and secondary vascular tissue.
- Observation Large water cells occurred in root and stem cortex, stem pith, and leaf mesophyll.
- Observation A few stem and leaf cells contained cluster crystals.
- Observation Root secondary xylem had large vessel apertures and many axial wood parenchyma cells.
- Observation Stems contained many starch grains and concentrated small surface papillae.
- Observation Leaves were thick and fleshy with thick cuticle and isobilateral anatomy.
- Observation Stomata were paracytic.
- Association The authors related large root vessel apertures, developed wood parenchyma, and water cells to drought resistance.