A New Source of Elemol Rich Essential Oil and Existence of Multicellular Oil Glands in Leaves of the Dioscorea Species

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(a) and (b): stereomicroscopic picture of D. composita and D. floribunda essential-oil glandular trichomes at 100x, respectively. (c) and (d): scanning electron microscopic picture of D. composita and D. floribunda essential-oil glandular trichomes at 2.74 kkX, respectively. (e) and (f): 400x stereomicroscopic views of magnifications of essential-oil glandular trichomes of D. composita and D. floribunda, respectively. All were viewed abaxially.