FIGURE 8 in Erythroxylum confertifolium, a new species from Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goiás, Brazil, unveiled by morphology and leaf anatomy

FIGURE 8. Cross sections of the leaf blade of Erythroxylum campestre A. St.-Hil. (a–e), E. confertifolium M.J. Silva (f–j), and E. parvistipulatum Peyr. (k–o). a, f, and k. General aspect of the leaf blade; b, g, and l. Epidermis, vascular bundles, and spongy parenchyma of the abaxial surface. Note the papillae in l; c, h, and m; Sclereids and mesophyll, note polarized light in c and m); d, i and, n. Margin. e, j, o. Detail of the vascular bundles. c = cuticle. ep = epidermis. fi = fibers. p = papillae. ph = phloem. pp = palisade parenchyma. sc = sclereids. sp = spongy parenchyma. vb = vascular bundle. xy = xylem. asterisks = substomatic chamber. arrows = stomata. Scale bars: c, d, i and n = 200 μm; a, b, e–h, j, k–m, and o = 50 μm.