Figure 9

Abaxial cuticles of the O-ha-tsuki leaf of Ginkgo biloba. a: Abaxial cuticle of the lamina with two costal rows without stomata and two intercostal areas with numerous stomatal complexes (inventory number Herbarium BOZ PVASC15174). Scale bar 100 μm. b: Detail of the abaxial cuticle of the lamina. Note the variable thickening and cutinization of the papillae of the subsidiary cells. Scale bar 100 μm. c: Outside of the abaxial cuticle of the lamina with numerous stomatal complexes, which are variable in the numbers and shape of the papillae (SEM). Scale bar 100 μm. d: Inner side of the abaxial cuticle of the lamina with several stomatal complexes (SEM). Scale bar 100 μm.