ADENIA GLAUCA SCHINZ

Stem cortex has chloroplasts (Fig. 3G). Wood is parenchymatous. The axial matrix is formed by sparsely clusters of gelatinous, libriform fibers, parenchyma cells and vessels. Radial system uniseriate and multiseriate. Some uniseriate rays have lignified cells mainly where ray parenchyma cells meet the vessels. Clusters of fiber caps (primary phloem) are above every vascular bundle and appear separated of the vascular bundle due to expansion of parenchyma cells in between them (Fig. 3G, H). Functional secondary phloem is in each bundle. Pith was not fixed.

Caudex cortex has chloroplasts and some amyloplasts.Wood is parenchymatous and formed by successive cambium (Fig. 3I). In between each ring of vascular cambium, conjunctive tissue is present as bands of parenchyma cells (Fig. 4A). Axial system is formed by bands of libriform fibers, septate fibers, gelatinous fibers (Fig. 4B), axial vasicentric parenchyma and scalariform or circular bordered pitting vessels. Ray system is proliferated multiseriate and amyloplasts are found in it. Some functional secondary phloem and few non-functional are in each vascular bundle (Fig. 4C). Pith was not available.