Composite cuticle with heterogeneous layers in the leaf epidermis of Ficus elastica.
Ki Woo KimPublished in: Applied microscopy (2019)
Two distinct layers in terms of texture and electron density were observed in the leaf cuticle of Ficus elastica using transmission electron microscopy. As depicted in a model, an inner polysaccharide-rich layer and an outer cutin (or cutan)-rich layer may support the composite, heterogeneous concept of the leaf cuticle.