Research Article
Phytoliths as a Tool for the Identification of Some Chloridoideae Grasses in Kerala
Table 3
Measurements (in μm) of phytoliths.
| Shape |
Dimension | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| SB | L | Avge ± SE |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | |
— |
— | | | | | | Range |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 10.2–14.5 |
— |
— | 10–21.1 | 8.3–20.9 | 11.9–29 | 8.6–15.4 | 9.1–17 | W | Avge ± SE |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | |
— |
— | | | | | | Range |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 4.5–7.6 |
— |
— | 5.8–10.9 | 4.3–9 | 6.7–10.4 | 4.8–8.7 | 4.4–9.1 | E | L | Avge ± SE |
— |
— | |
— |
— | |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | Range |
— |
— | 36.1–66.8 |
— |
— | 44.8–89.7 |
— | 58.2–72.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | W | Avge ± SE |
— |
— | |
— |
— | |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | Range |
— |
— | 8.6–15.7 |
— |
— | 11.2–16 |
— | 11.5–13.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | S | L | Avge ± SE | | | | | | | |
— |
— | |
— |
— | |
— | | Range | 7.5–18.1 | 5.7–9.9 | 4.8–10.5 | 8.7–13.4 | 5.9–10.5 | 6.3–10.7 | 5.9–10 |
— |
— | 9.5–13 |
— |
— | 8.5–10.8 |
— | 3.1–7.9 | W | Avge ± SE | | | | | | | |
— |
— | |
— |
— | |
— | | Range | 8.8–17.3 | 5.4–16.2 | 5–11.3 | 8.9–15.8 | 5.3–9.9 | 8–13.4 | 2.8–14.4 |
— |
— | 6.3–9.6 |
— |
— | 3.4–6.2 |
— | 5–10.1 | SC | L | Avge ± SE |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | | | | | |
— |
— | |
— |
— | Range |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 25.8–31 | 21.7–26.6 | 16.7–21.9 | 19.1–32.1 | 20.7–30.9 |
— |
— | 17.3–35.8 |
— |
— | W | Avge ± SE |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | | | | | |
— |
— | |
— |
— | Range |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 16.4–26 | 14.5–17.9 | 10.5–15.5 | 12.5–24.5 | 15–21.8 |
— |
— | 10.4–23 |
— |
— | PR | L | Avge ± SE |
— |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | | Range |
— |
— | 24.2–67.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— | 24.6–32.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 30.1–58 | W | Avge ± SE |
— |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— | |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | | Range |
— |
— | 7.4–34.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— | 16.5–25.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— | 11.7–36.2 |
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