Plant cuticle
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A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the outermost skin layer of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs that have no periderm. The film consists of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers
Water beads on the waxy cuticle of kale leaves
Epicuticular wax
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Epicuticular wax is a waxy coating which covers the outer surface of the plant cuticle in land plants. It may form a whitish film or bloom on leaves, fruits and other plant organs. Chemically, it cons
Plant cuticle
…known as cutan. The cuticular membrane also contains waxes, which are the main mechanism for conferring water resistance in the plant cuticle. These epicuticular waxes are mixtures of hydrophobic aliphatic compounds, hydrocarbons with chain lengths typically in the range C16 to C36. Cuticular wax is known to be largely…
The epicuticular wax produced by Dudleya brittonii has the highest ultraviolet light (UV) reflectivity of any known naturally occurring biological substance.
Epicuticular wax crystals surrounding a stomatal aperture on the lower surface of a rose leaf