FIGURE 1. Leaf surface anatomy of Capparis odoratissima .
(a) Elongated leaf shape with a dark green adaxial color. (b)
Conspicuous pattern of translucent idioblast tips on adaxial leaf
surface. (c) Cleared tissue showing a star-like appearance at the tip of
these structures. (d) Closer view, showing a narrow pore (arrow) in the
center of an idioblast. (e) Abaxial surface of the leaves with a pale
green color. (f) A continuous layer of imbricate peltate hairs covers
the abaxial surface. (g) Peltate hairs are composed of two parts: a
central stalk surrounded by filiform projections. (h) In the center of
each peltate hair, a compact dome of thick walled filiform structures
further showed connections between their lumens (arrows). Dissecting
scope images (a-d, adaxial; e-h, abaxial), and confocal images of
cleared leaves stained with the Feulgen reaction (c,d, adaxial; g,h,
abaxial).Scale bars: a,e = 500µm; b,f = 200µm; c,g = 100µm; d,h = 20µm.