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. 2012 Jan 23;3:57–64. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.3.7

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Plant surfaces investigated showing different types of structuring. Pictograms on the top show the shape of the epidermal cells: Tabular cells (i), convex cells (ii) and papillate cells (iii). Pictograms on the left illustrate the level of superimposed microstructuring: Films of wax / no further structuring (o), epicuticular wax crystals (wc) and cuticular folds (cf). SEM micrographs of plant surfaces: (a) Magnolia grandiflora, (b) Paeonia officinalis, (c) Calathea zebrina, (d) Diospyros kaki, (e) Paeonia suffruticosa, (f) Colocasia esculenta, (g) Hevea brasiliensis, (h) Vitis vinifera, (i) Rosa hybrid Floribunda cv. “Sarabande”.