Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00111752 Piptochaetium pringlei

First Collector	W. Fertig
Collection Date	2014-08-10
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	31.917361
Longitude	-109.279139000000001
Altitude	2509
Habitat	Chiricahua Mts.

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline wavy. Culm center hollow. Recognizable epidermis cells. Continuous peripheral sclerenchymatic belt. Large vascular bundles in 2-3 rows. Solitary large vascular bundles. Sclerenchymatic sheath around vascular bundles with 1-3 c

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline with rips. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Epdermis lignified. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to both sides of the leaf.