Figure 2

Phytoliths types observed in this study: 1. Acute bulbosus (Rosa helenae, leaf); 2. Acute uncinate (Smilax sp., leaf); 3. Acute (Leptopus chinensis, leaf); 4. Acute acicular (Morus australis, leaf); 5. Acute echinate (Ficus tikoua, leaf); 6. Hair base (Acer komarovii, leaf); 7. Trichome spheroid plicate/cavate (Euptelea pleiosperma, leaf); 8. Ellipsoidal nodulate ( Populus sp., leaf); 9. Trichome fusiform cavate ( Cornus controversa, leaf). Scale bars are 20 μm.