The images below are cross-sections of leaves and petioles of different plant species that were collected from the living collections of the University of Berkeley Botanical Garden and then subjected to a series of treatments (fixation, embedding, sectioning, staining, mounting, imaging) to be observed and imaged under a light midrocope. Click here to see a very detailed protocol on how to obtain leaf cross-sectional anatomical images.
Asimina triloba
Argania spinosa
Anemopsis californica
Alectryon coriaceus
Astelia banksii
Asplenium oblongifolium
Buxus harlandii
Beilschmiedia tarairi
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Caldcluvia paniculosa
Camellia sinensis
Catha edulis
Celtis tenufolia
Cistus populifolius
Citharexylum montevidense
Clusia alata
Comandra umbellata
Costus tappenbeckianus
Crinodendron patagua
Cyclanthus bipartidus
Daphniphyllum himalayense
Desfontainia spinosa
Dicksonia antarctica
Diospyros lycioides
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Doodia aspera
Euclea crispa
Gomortega keule
Illicium lanceolatum
Itea ilicifolia
Luzula nivea
Magnolia chevalieri
Malacothamnus palmeri
Microlepia platyphylla
Myrica rubra
Nymphaea sp.
Olea europea
Parajubaea torallyi
Phillyrea latifolia
Trochodendron aralioides