Madake Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) Longitudinal Section
This is an image from a stained standard section of Madake bamboo. It has been stained with safranin and astra blue.
Safranin stains the cellulose red and astra blue stains the lignin blue. The cells at the top of the image are long fiber. Below that are
parenchyma cells. The pore structure is quite evident here in both the long fiber and the parenchyma cells.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Monocots UNRANKED: Commelinids ORDER: Poales FAMILY: Poaceae SUBFAMILY: Bambusoideae
TRIBE: Bambuseae SUBTRIBE: Shibataeinae GENUS: Phyllostachys SUBGENUS:
SPECIES: bambusoides
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