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From: Silicified bulliform cells of Poaceae: morphological characteristics that distinguish subfamilies

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A Bulliform phytoliths of subfamily Bambusoideae, morphotype Bam_I. aA. graminea, bA. hindsii, cA. linearis, dA. simonii, eP. aurea, fP. shibuyanus, gP. japonica, hP. usawai, iS. fastuosa, jS. tootsik, kB. dolichochlda, lD. scandens, mM. baccifera. 1, h3, l3, end view; 2, lateral view; j2, end view tilted to show ridges on the bottom. f Two silicified arm cells attached, l3 a silicified neighboring bulliform cell attached. Bar 10 μm, all pictures are in the same scale. B Bulliform phytoliths of subfamily Bambusoideae, morphotype Bam_II. a, bY. niitakayamensis; cA. naibunensis. a IC197; b IC111. 1, end view; b2, lateral view; a2, c2, bottom view. Bar 10 μm, all pictures are in the same scale. C Bulliform phytoliths of subfamily Bambusoideae, morphotype Bam_III. aC. marmorea; bP. lithophila; cP. makinoi; dP. nuda; eP. pubescens; fS. kumasaca; gS. kunishii; hB. multiplex; iB. oldhamii; jG. levis; k, T. siamensis. 1, end view; 2, lateral view. Bar 10 μm, all pictures are in the same scale. D Bulliform phytoliths of subfamily Bambusoideae, morphotype Bam_IV. aB. dolichomerithalla; bB. longispiculata; cB. utilis; dB. vulgaris; eD. giganteus; fD. hamiltonii; gD. latiflorus; hD. membranaceus; iD. strictus; jG. angustifolia. 1, end view; 2, lateral view. Bar 10 μm, all pictures are in the same scale. E Phytoliths of subfamily Bambusoideae. a arm cells; b fusoids. a1S. tootsik; a2, bB. dolichomerithalla. a, b1, b2 end view; b3 lateral view. b3 three fusoids attached. Bar 10 μm, all pictures are in the same scale

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