- a variation of hypodermis.
hypoderm
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Leaves binate, from 3 to 8 cm. long, the epiderm very thick, hypoderm weak; resin-ducts external.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Leaves binate, from 3 to 5 cm. long; resin-ducts medial, hypoderm biform.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Leaves in fascicles of 3, the sheath persistent, from 20 to 30 cm. long; resin-ducts external, the hypoderm often in large masses, some or all of the endoderm cells with thick outer walls.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
Leaves in fascicles of 3, 4 or 5, not exceeding 24 cm. in length; resin-ducts internal, often with one or two medial ducts, hypoderm biform, endoderm usually with thin outer walls.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
The leaf-section is notable for the large amount of hypoderm and for the presence of both thick and thin outer walls of the endoderm-cells, both forms appearing in the same leaf.
From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw
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