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Scanning electron microscopy of guard cell and a stoma in Tradescantia

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1 pair of guard cells
2  stoma

English name: Tradescantia
Scientific name: Tradescantia sp.
Familia: Commelinaceae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae

The filament that can be seen here over the entire surface are made of wax. This material has been deposited outside the cuticula.