FIGURE 5 in Tillandsia mantiqueirae (Bromeliaceae), a New Species from Minas Gerais State, Brazil

FIGURE 5. Transversal sections of median portions of leaf laminas. A–C. Tillandsia mantiqueirae. D–F. T. nuptialis. A, D. General aspect of leaf lamina, with mesophyll consisting of aquiferous parenchyma and chlorenchyma. B, E. Detail of abaxial aquiferous parenchyma cells with undulating lateral walls resembling consertini. C, F. Detail of collateral vascular bundles with sclerenchymatic girders. Abbr.: ap. aquiferous parenchyma; sg. sclerenchymatic girders; cc. concertini cells; ch. chlorenchyma; cvb. collateral vascular bundle. Scale bars: A, D = 100 μm; B, E—10 μm; C, F—5 μm.