Comparative leaf anatomy of Eithea lagopaivae and E. blumenavia. A Cross section of the pseudopetiole of E. lagopaivae and B E. blumenavia C Cross section detail of the adaxial epidermis of E. lagopaivae and D E. blumenavia E Cross section of the leaf blade of E. lagopaivae and F E. blumenavia G Longitudinal paradermic section detail of the leaf blade, showing the arm-cells of the chlorenchyma in E. lagopaivae and H E. blumenavia (slide of stained fresh material) I Cross section of the leaf blade in the midrib region of E. lagopaivae and J E. blumenavia. * = arm-cell; ab = abaxial epidermis; ad = adaxial epidermis; ae = aerenchyma; ep = epidermis; vb = vascular bundle. Scales bars: 500 µm (A, B); 10 µm (C, D), 50 µm (E, F), 20 µm (G, H); 200 µm (I, J).

 
 
  Part of: Campos-Rocha A, Meerow AW, Lopes EFM, Semir J, Mayer JLS, Dutilh JHA (2017) Eithea lagopaivae, a new critically endangered species in the previously monotypic genus Eithea Ravenna (Amaryllidaceae). PhytoKeys 85: 45-58. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.85.13369