| Chloroplast | Morphological Traits | |||||||||
| Size | Aspect | Granum | Tannosomes | Loculi | Peripheral Membranes | Shuttles | Stromal Accretions | Starch | ||
| Photosynthetic | 1.5 - 2 μm 2 - 3 μm | Mostly ellipsoïdal, streched | Yes | No | No | Visible | No | No | Generally yes | |
| Redifferentiating | 3 μm 2 - 3 μm | Inflated, bulbous, pseudospherical, or vaguely cylindrical | Mostly no/ Rarely yes Unstacked inflated thylakoids | Yes | Yes | Indistinct, fluffy, cotton-like | Yes | Yes | Generally no | |