FIGURE 11 in Culm anatomy of the genus Otatea (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae, Guaduinae) as a contribution to Mexican species identification

FIGURE 11. Culm cross section of Otatea rzedowskiorum. A. Cross section general view. B. Conical silica bodies occupying intercellular spaces. 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.