Comparative anatomy of leaves between Phyllostachys edulis ‘Pachyloen’ and Phyllostachys edulis
The comparative anatomical structures of leaves between Phyllostachys edulis ‘Pachyloen’ and Ph.edulis were conducted by paraffin section method.Anatomical characteristics of epidermis,mesophyll cell and fusoid cells in Ph.edulis ‘pachyloen’ and Ph.edulis were analyzed.The results indicated that the anatomical structure ofPh.edulis ‘Pachyloen’ and Ph.edulis are extremely similar,but there are obvious differences in each anatomical factor between different ages of the same species.One-year old new bamboo has the most developed fusoid cells; the vessel section area,conveyance water section area and phloem section area of one-year old bamboo leaves are also higher than the others.The cuticle thickness of 3 years to 5 years old bamboo is much bigger than that of one year old and two years old bamboo.