Madake Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) Longitudinal Section

This is an image from a stained standard section of Madake bamboo in the region of the node. 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 left are vessel cells, then long fiber, and parenchyma cells. The circular patterns are part of the branching structure in the node.