Texas Journal of Microscopy - Texas Society for Microscopy
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Plate 24. Structural features <strong>of</strong> the raphide system in Vitis vulpina. 1. Raphide packet in situ in a leaf. Note the elongate nature<br />
<strong>of</strong> the packet and the cell wall surrounding it. 2. Two isolated packets showing their elongate nature and a large “hole” in one <strong>of</strong><br />
them. 3. Two isolated packets showing narrow ends and wide centers. 4. Fractured packet showing the disposition <strong>of</strong> the raphide<br />
crystals contained within. 5. TEM showing the twin nature <strong>of</strong> the calcium oxalate raphides. Adapted from Arnott and Webb,<br />
2000; Webb and Arnott, 1995.<br />
58 Tex. J. Micros. 38: , 2007