FIGURE 2 in Cystolith micromorphology in selected taxa of Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India and its taxonomic implications

FIGURE 2. Sculpture patterns of cystoliths in Ficus species (SEM micrographs): A. F. benjamina; with reduced aculeate pattern (adaxial layer); B. F. benjamina; with reduced aculeate pattern (abaxial layer); C. F. costata; with moderate aculeate pattern (adaxial surface); D. F. drupacea; with reduced aculeate pattern (adaxial surface); E. F. elastica; with reduced aculeate pattern (adaxial layer); F. F. elastica; with reduced aculeate pattern (abaxial layer); G. F. microcarpa; with broad aculeate pattern (adaxial layer); H. F. microcarpa; with reduced aculeate pattern (abaxial layer); I. F. talbotii; with moderate aculeate pattern (adaxial surface).