FIGURE 8 in Culm anatomy of the genus Otatea (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae, Guaduinae) as a contribution to Mexican species identification

FIGURE 8. Culm cross section of Otatea glauca. A. Cross section general view. B. Fiber sheath with an amorphous silica body occupying cellular space. C. Epidermis and cortex. D. Peripheral vascular bundle. E. Transitional vascular bundle. F. Central vascular bundle. Abbreviations: co, cortex; ep, epidermis; fs, fiber sheath; mx, metaxylem; pa, parenchyma; ph, phloem; px, protoxylem; sc, sclerenchyma; si, silica bodies.