Mr Ten Divergence Betwixt Raphides In Addition To Cystolith
Raphide are needle shaped crystals of Calcium oxalate. Found inward Pistia, Colacasia etc. inward their petiole Cystolith : Calcium carbonate crystals flora inward the leaves of Ficus Also flora inward members of the families of Acanthaceae, Curcurbitaceae . In Ficus leaves, these crystals are arranged inward the classify of bunch of grapes. In Momordica, double cystoliths are flora inward the epidermal cells. Cystolith are formed inward specialized cells called lithocysts inward leaves.