Figure 3

Light micrographs of cross-sections of the midrib in Croton blanchetianus plants collected during the wet season (May/July; A,B) and dry season (October/December, C,D) of 2015 in full-sun (A,C) and natural shade (B,D) plants. XY, xylem; PH, phloem; CL, collenchyma; PP, palisade mesophyll; SP, spongy mesophyll. Scale = 100 \(\upmu\)m.