S/n

Taxa

Cuticle

Epidermis

Mesophyll

Starch grain

Types of crystal

Ornamentation

Thickness

Cell

Trichome

Palisade

Spongy

Type of leaves

Adaxial

Adaxial

Abaxial

Adaxial

Abaxial

1.

M. africana

Smooth

Thin

Polygonal

Polygonal

S, Ss 3 - 4 armed, 3 - 4 celled ust & mct

3 - 4 armed, S & Ss

2

3

Bifacial

Mesophyll

Prismatic, Styloid, druses

2.

M. barombiensis

Smooth

Thin

Polygonal

Polygonal

S, 4-celled mct

2 - 4 armed, 3 celled ust

2

3

Bifacial

Absent

Styloid, druses

3.

M. coriacea

Smooth

Thick

Polygonal

Polygonal

3-4 celled mct

Ss, 3 - 4 armed, 4 - 5 celled ust & mct

2

3 - 4

Bifacial

Mesophyll

Prismatic, Styloid, druses

4.

M. iodocarpa

Smooth

Thin

Polygonal

Polygonal

S, Ss, 3 - 4 armed 3 - 4 celled ust & mct

2 - 4 armed, Ss, S & 3 - 4 celled ust

2

3

Bifacial

Absent

Druses

5.

M. malacocarpa

Smooth

Thin

Rectangular/ polygonal

Polygonal

Ss, S, 3 - 4 celled ust & mct

Ss, 3 celled ust

2

3

Bifacial

Epidermal cells

Prismatic, Styloid, druses

6.

M. oligoneura

Smooth

Thin

Rectangular

Rectangular

S, 3 celled ust

3 celled ust

2

4 - 5

Bifacial

Absent

Druses