[Retracted] Phytoliths as Emerging Taxonomic Tools for Identification of Plants: An Overview

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Photographs of different phytolith morphotypes: (a) Hordeum vulgare (dendritic, stomata, and trapezoids) (bar = 10 μm). (b) Desmostachya bipinnata (saddles) (bar = 10 μm). (c) Dactyloactenium aegypticum (saddles) (bar = 10 μm). (d) Lolium temulentum (crosses) (bar = 10 μm). (e) Oryza sativa (bulliform) (SEM) (bar = 20 μm). ((f), (g)) Avena sativa (sinuate elongates) (elongate types) (bar = 10 μm). (h) Oryza sativa (bilobates/dumb-bells) (bar = 10 μm). (i) Panicum antidotale (prickle hairs/epidermal extensions) (SEM) (bar = 20 μm). (j) Digitaria ciliaris (echinate elongate) (SEM) (bar = 10 μm).

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