| S/n | Taxa | Cell shape | Anticlinal wall pattern | Type of stomata | Type of trichome | Crystal
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| Adaxial | Abaxial | Adaxial | Abaxial | Adaxial | Abaxial | Adaxial | Abaxial |
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| 1.
| M. barombiensis | Irregular | Irregular | Wavy | Undulate | Absent | Para, Ani, Stau | 4 celled mct, S | S, 2 - 4 armed, Ss, 3 celled ust | Styloid, druses |
| 2. | M. iodocarpa | Irregular | Irregular | Wavy | Undulate | Absent | Para, Ani, Stau | S & Ss, 2 armed, 3 celled ust | 2 - 4 armed, Ss, S & 3 - 4 celled ust & mct | Druses |
| 3. | M. coriacea | Irregular | Irregular | Wavy | Undulate | Absent | Para, Ani, Stau | 3 - 4 celled mct | 3 - 4 armed, Ss, 4 - 5 celled ust & mct | Absent |
| 4. | M. africana | Irregular | Irregular | Wavy | Undulate | Absent | Para, Ani, Stau | Ss, S, 3 - 4 celled ust & mct | 3 - 4 armed, Ss, S, 3 celled ust | Prismatic, styloid, druses |
| 5. | M. malacocarpa | Isodiametric/ polygonal | Irregular | Straight/ curve | Undulate | Absent | N.A | Ss, 3 - 4 celled mct | Ss | Prismatic, styloid, druses |
| 6. | M. oligoneura | Isodiametric | Polygonal | Straight | Straight/ curve | Absent | Para, Ani, Stau | S, 3 celled ust | 3 celled mct | Absent |