Back to Medium sized version | With labels
Underview through a cross-sectioned petunia leaf
Legend:
1 upper epidermis
3 spongy parenchyma
4 air cavities (intercellular space)
5 lower epidermis
7 stomata
2 palisade parenchyma
6 abaxial side of leaf
English name: Petunia
Scientific name: Petunia sp.
Familia: Solanaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The three-dimensional structures can be clearly observed in Scanning Electron Microscopy imaging. More data on this method can be found in the technique pages and in the virtual FESEM
