Abstract

MONTIEL, Mayra  and  SANCHEZ, Ethel. Ultraestructura de bambúes del género Dendrocalamus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) cultivados en Costa Rica III: Dendrocalamus giganteus. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2006, vol.54, suppl.2, pp.59-63. ISSN 0034-7744.

Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the biggest, strongest and most used bamboos. An ultrastructural analysis of samples from a Costa Rican population showed that there are three forms of cuticular wax accumulations, shaped like ceric papillae. In the abaxial zone of the leaf lamina there are square structures composed by two silica cells in the boundaries and double ceric papillae in the lateral parts; in the center there are spherical papillae. These structures are unique for this species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54(Suppl. 2): 59-63. Epub 2006 Dec. 01.

Keywords : ultraestructure; scanning electron microscopy; anatomy; bamboo; Poaceae; Dendrocalamus giganteus.

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