TABLE 1 in Re-establishment of Begonia corallina Carrière (Begoniaceae) based on morphoanatomical evidence

TABLE 1. Leaf blades morphometric characteristics of Begonia corallina and Begonia maculata (Begoniaceae).
CharacteristicsBegonia corallinaBegonia maculataMidrib thickness (µm)950.3 ± 255.2505.4 ± 14.6Leaf blade thickness (µm)351.3 ± 24.7359.2 ± 8.0Epidermis thickness—adaxial face (µm)128.3 ± 13.2151.1 ± 4.1Epidermis thickness—abaxial face (µm)67.5 ± 9.671.6 ± 6.9Palisade parenchyma thickness (µm)62.5 ± 11.527.7 ± 1.7Spongy parenchyma thickness (µm)129.2 ± 31.1150.5 ± 40.3Palisade parenchyma layer (nº)11Spongy parenchyma layer (nº)6–74–5Collenchyma layer in the midrib (nº)4–51–2Vascular bundles in the midrib (nº)8–91–3Sclereid distribution (veins)1ª, 2ª1ª, 2ª, 3ª