FIGURE 3 in A new giant Vellozia (Velloziaceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil with comments on the V. compacta complex and conservation

FIGURE 3. Leaf Anatomy of Vellozia dracaenoides. A-B. Epidermis in surface view. A. Adaxial face showing paracytic stomata. Detail in the upper right corner tetracytic stomate. B. Abaxial face showing paracytic and anomocytic stomata. C–F. Transversal section of leaf lamina. C. General aspect. D. Detail of adaxial face showing sclerenchyma bundles and rows of large translucent cells above the furrows. E. Detail of vascular system. F. Detail of abaxial furrow. Ab. Surface view of abaxial epidermis; Ad. Surface of view adaxial epidermis; An. Anomocytic; Fi. Sclerenchyma fibers; Fu. Furrow; Mx. Metaxylem; Pa. Paracytic; Ph. Phloem; Pp. Palisade parenchyma; Px. Protoxylem; Sh. Sheath; Sp. Spongy parenchyma; St. Stomata; Te. Tetracytic; Tp. Translucent parenchyma; *. Extensions of sheath towards both faces of the epidermis; Arrowhead. parenchyma cells. Scale bars: A, B, D–F = 25 µm; C=100 µm. From R.J.V. Alves et al. 7615. (Cuts and images by A.R. Guimarães).