Table 4.
Comparative Maceration study of the stems of four Berberis species.
| Macerated elements | Berberis aristata | Berberis asiatica | Berberis chitria | Berberis lycium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Seed, | Mean | Seed, | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Trachieds | ||||||||
| Length | 439.03 | ±75.641 | 625.583 | ±169.764 | 360.398 | ±102.082 | 262.436 | ±3.145 |
| Width | 12.85 | ±4.600 | 12.417 | ±6.481 | 12.420 | ±2.645 | 11.603 | ±0.384 |
| Vessels | ||||||||
| Length | 459.72 | ±48.896 | 594.694 | ±102.728 | 468.908 | ±082.487 | 440.168 | ±14.862 |
| Width | 20.69 | ±10.186 | 18.623 | ±16.203 | 19.859 | ±11.503 | 20.629 | ±0.860 |
| Fibres | ||||||||
| Length | 627.38 | ±158.092 | 543.216 | ±180.780 | 424.426 | ±292.948 | 497.796 | ±2.217 |
| Width | 13.41 | ±3.986 | 11.246 | ±3.240 | 10.993 | ±2.645 | 18.443 | ±0.258 |
| Tracheidal fibres | ||||||||
| Length | 625.08 | ±224.887 | 706.843 | ±086.878 | 670.678 | ±094.087 | 334.632 | ±15.691 |
| Width | 11.49 | ±2.916 | 11.247 | ±3.240 | 11.457 | ±3.240 | 12.268 | ±0.250 |