Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00070356 Aegilops cylindrica

First Collector	D. Roth
Collection Date	2001-05-22
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	35.70852
Longitude	-109.556510000000003
Altitude	1941
Habitat	Hubbel Trading Post, Ganado

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center hollow. Recognizable epidermis cells. Continuous peripheral sclerenchymatic belt. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) conic. Large vascular bundles in one row. Small vascular bundle

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline with rips. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. 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 s