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Epidermal Hairs of Seeds of Cuphea procumbens (Lythraccae)


a Whole dry Cuphea seed - scanning electron micrograph

b Whole rehydrated Cuphea seed - scanning electron micrograph



c Higher power scanning electron micrograph of the external hairs of a rehydrated Cuphea seed

d Transmission electron micrograph of a thin section through an epidermal cell of a dry Cuphea seed.: W: cell wall of seed; K: carbohydrate core; p: proteinaceous jacket. (J. M. STUBBS, A. R SLABUS, 1982).




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