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. 2014 Jun 2;5:7. doi: 10.1186/2041-2223-5-7

Table 3.

Morphostructural characteristics of the seized furs[134]

Samples Cuticle pattern Cortex Medulla pattern Individual characteristics
A1
Double chevron
Uniform
Opaque unbroken cellular
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A2
Double chevron
Uniform
Opaque unbroken cellular
Root shape: spade-like
A3
Double chevron
Uniform
Opaque unbroken cellular
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A4
Double chevron
Uniform
Opaque unbroken
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A5
Double chevron
Uniform
Vacuolated
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B1
Double chevron
Uniform
Vacuolated
 
B2
Regular petal
Uniform
Opaque unbroken
Medulla pattern: wide
B3
Double chevron
Uniform
Vacuolated
 
B4
Regular petal
Uniform
Opaque unbroken or uniserial ladder
Medulla pattern not recognizable from cortex
B5
Double chevron
Uniform
Vacuolated
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B6
Double chevron
Uniform
Vacuolated
Root shape: spade-like
Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B7 Regular petal Uniform Vacuolated or uniserial ladder Medulla pattern: wide