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.