Glossary: cystolith

Definition:

a mineral concretion, usually crystals of calcium carbonate, within the epidermal cell of the leaves of some plants, (for example Urticaceae), almost always visible as light coloured spots in the leaves.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Glossary details: cystolith.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=196, retrieved 29 March 2024

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