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. 2015 Oct 19;5:15161. doi: 10.1038/srep15161

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Each scale bar represents 10 μm. (a) Aframomum sceptrum seed phytolith, (b) Aframomum excarpum leaf phytolith, (c) Aframomum excarpum seed starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (d) Laccosperma opacum pith phytolith, (e) Laccosperma secondiflorum seed phytolith, (f) Calpocalyx sp. fruit starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (g) Cola nitida seed starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (h) Coula edulis seed starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (i) Elaeis guineensis fruit phytolith, (j) Elaeis guineensis leaf phytolith, (k) Gilbertiodendron splendidum seed starch under normal (left) and Cross polarized light (right), (l) Eremospatha macrocarpa pith phytolith, (m) Eremospatha macrocarpa pith starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (n) Napoleona leonensis seed starch under normal (upper right) and cross polarized light (lower left), (o) Panda olesosa seed starch, (p) Piper guineense seed starch under normal (upper right) and cross polarized light (lower left), (q) Sacoglottis gabonensis fruit starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (r) Sarcophrynium prionogonium fruit phytolith, (s) Sarcophrynium prionogonium fruit starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (t) Treculia africana seed starch under normal (left) and cross polarized light (right), (u) Xylia evansii seed starch.