



TABLE 11 









DATA PERTAINING TO FIBER STRANDS OF THE MESOPHYLL 







Percentage of fiber 

 strands on both 

 sides of lamina 

 which are in sub- 

 epidermal layers* 



Percentage of adaxially 



situated fiber strands in 



adaxial subepidermal 



layer* 



Percentage of abaxially 



situated fiber strands in 



abaxial subepidermal 



layer* 



Mean numbers of hypo- 

 dermal parenchyma cells 

 intervening between adjacent 



pairs of fiber strands in 

 adaxial subepidermal layer** 



A. pycnantha 



43.4 (334) 



46.8(190) 



38.9(144) 



2.38 (50) 



Ca. palmata 



43.8 (482) 



53.8 (296) 



28.0(186) 



1.70(50) 



[3 Cy. bipartitus 



53.1 (49) 



54.2 (48) 



(1) 



10.4 (23) 



D. crinitum 



31.9(329) 



34.2(184) 



29.0(145) 



4.72 (50) 



E. funifer 



79.9 (289) 



82.7(173) 



75.9(116) 



1.46(50) 



L. lancifolia 



48.5 (482) 



48.4 (275) 



48.8 (207) 



1 .40 (50) 



Sch. chorianthum 



75.4(187) 



68.3(123) 



89. 1 (64) 



3.68 (40) 



Sph. killipii 



83.1 (455) 



79.9 (229) 



86.3 (226) 



1.06(50) 



St. stylaris 



86.4 (397) 



88.3 (223) 



83.9(174) 



1.06(50) 



T. bissectus 



29. 1 (663) 



38.0(371) 



17.8(292) 



2.14(50) 



♦In parentheses are indicated number of fiber strands observed. 



** 



In parentheses are indicated number of fiber strand pairs observed. 



