Leaves of a Metasequoia glyptostroboides tree in Paomu Village,Longshan County,Hunan Province (Paomu Tree) possess"Even Type"cuticles and frill-margined stomata similar to those of fossil Metasequoia by far ...Leaves of a Metasequoia glyptostroboides tree in Paomu Village,Longshan County,Hunan Province (Paomu Tree) possess"Even Type"cuticles and frill-margined stomata similar to those of fossil Metasequoia by far known but different from all other living Metasequoia trees(common trees).Paomu Tree is thus hypothesized as the real"living fossil",which has been supported by preliminary DNA analyses. Techniques of clearing leaf,epidermis stripping,展开更多
文摘Leaves of a Metasequoia glyptostroboides tree in Paomu Village,Longshan County,Hunan Province (Paomu Tree) possess"Even Type"cuticles and frill-margined stomata similar to those of fossil Metasequoia by far known but different from all other living Metasequoia trees(common trees).Paomu Tree is thus hypothesized as the real"living fossil",which has been supported by preliminary DNA analyses. Techniques of clearing leaf,epidermis stripping,