TABLE 2 in Anatomical and macromorphological data support a new species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) from Southeastern Brazil

TABLE 2. Differential anatomical characters of Phyllanthus megastylus and P. itamarajuensis.
CharactersP. megastylusP. itamarajuensisLEAFFibers associated with vascular bundles of petiolesPresentAbsentNumber of spongy parenchyma layers2 layers thick3 layers thickDistribution of the parenchyma cells within the midrib2 layers on adaxial 1 or 2 layers on abaxial3 layers on adaxial 3 layers on abaxialFibers associated with vascular bundles of leavesPresentAbsentSTEMPith cell typeCells with thick wallsCells with non-thickened walls