Term:
Cuticular ridge
Cuticular ridge
Definition:
A raised ridge that parallels or curves around the stomatal crypts.
A raised ridge that parallels or curves around the stomatal crypts.
Glossary Details:
Title: Cuticular ridges. Photo by D. Black.
Description: Cuticular ridges of Corythophora amapaensis based on Oldeman B4074 from French Guiana. Note that the stomates are sunken within stomatal crypts.