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Leaf ribs
I have a leaf of sweet chestnut that is how a lace with only the net of
the finest ribs, without green cells. I saw the same with leaves of others plants. Who is able to say me how is possible to obtain that leaves? Thank you very much! |
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Leaf ribs
I have a leaf of sweet chestnut that is how a lace with only the net of
the finest ribs, without green cells. I saw the same with leaves of others plants. Who is able to say me how is possible to obtain that leaves? BRBR That is usually caused by insects eating the rest of the leaf. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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Leaf ribs
If you mean, "How can I clear a leaf so that only the veins remain, so
that I can study them or use them for craft projects?", then you may be looking for the following: (I found this by using Google to look for "skeletonize a leaf," and this is taken from a posting by G. Uber an archived 1995 discussion in sci.bio.botany!) Leaf Skeletons (there appear to be several ways of doing this) Abstracted [by Uber] from “Approaches to the Identification of Angiosperm Leaf Remains”, David L. Dilcher, The Botanical Review, 40(1): 55ff, Jan-Mar 1974. 1. After Stehli and Bruenner (1968): Put leaves into rain water for some time to rot out softer tissues. Clean off loose tissue, bleach, wash and dry. 2. Chemical Preparation Heat in 5-20% NaOH or KOH, just below boiling until they turn brown and epidermis bubbles up or loosens, usually 5-10 minutes. Put them into cold water, rub between fingers until loose epidermis slips from leaf. If this is difficult, repeat heating in NaOH a short time. 3. Put leaves into dilute 2-5% sodium hypochlorite to bleach. Wash, dry between blotters. $. Better Homes & Gardens (Nov 1972): Into 3 tablespoons lye + 1/4 bar yellow kitchen soap per quart water. Boil 2 hours in glass container. Rinse. Pound with rounded end of wooden handle, brush away pulpy material between veins. Soak in household bleach (hypochlorite), rinse in cold water, dry. You may find that some species lend themselves more readily to these processes than others. M. Reed Edoardo Mori wrote: I have a leaf of sweet chestnut that is how a lace with only the net of the finest ribs, without green cells. I saw the same with leaves of others plants. Who is able to say me how is possible to obtain that leaves? Thank you very much! -- ˙WPC5 |
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